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fossa 1[fos-uh] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural fos·sae [fos-ee] /ˈfɒs i/. Anatomy.
- a pit, cavity, or depression, as in a bone.
Origin of fossa 1 1820–30; Latin: ditch, trench, fosse, short for fossa (terra) dug or dug out (earth), noun use of feminine of fossus, past participle of fodere to dig fossa 2[fos-uh] noun
- a forest-dwelling genetlike mammal, Cryptoprocta ferox, of the civet family, native to Madagascar, with a short coat of white, black, gray, or brown: now rare.
Origin of fossa 2 1830–40; Malagasy; compare earlier fossane (French Also called fossa cat. Examples from the Web for fossa Historical Examples of fossa
This ridge and fossa are on the lateral surface of the ramus.
Evolution and Classification of the Pocket Gophers of the Subfamily Geomyinae
Robert J. Russell
Between the helix and the antihelix is the fossa of the helix.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9
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The second gives the best text of Odassi, Fossa, and the Virgiliana.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature
John Addington Symonds
Its development, enormous in the carnivora, is such that the muscle projects beyond its fossa.
douard Cuyer
There was already a perceptible fulness, with dulness on percussion, in the fossa, and some febrile excitement.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
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British Dictionary definitions for fossafossa 1 noun plural -sae (-siː)
- an anatomical depression, trench, or hollow area
Word Origin for fossa C19: from Latin: ditch, from fossus dug up, from fodere to dig upfossa 2 noun
- a large primitive catlike viverrine mammal, Cryptoprocta ferox, inhabiting the forests of Madagascar: order Carnivora (carnivores). It has thick reddish-brown fur and preys on lemurs, poultry, etc
Word Origin for fossa from Malagasy fossa in Medicinefossa [fŏs′ə] n. pl. fos•sae (fŏs′ē′)
- A small longitudinal cavity or depression, as in a bone.
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