Found 2 items, similar to fossa.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: fossa fossa n 1: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) [syn: pit] 2: monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets [syn: genus Fossa] 3: largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets [syn: fossa cat, Cryptoprocta ferox ] [also: fossae (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Fossa Fossa \Fos"sa\, n.; pl. Foss[AE]. [L., a ditch. See Fosse.] (Anat.) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the nasal foss[ae] containing the nostrils in most birds. [1913 Webster]