Thesaurus: fossa

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1. n. A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the nasal fossae containing the nostrils in most birds.
2. n. a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
3. n. largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
4. A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the nasal fossæ containing the nostrils in most birds.
5. A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth;as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the nasal fossæcontaining the nostrils in most birds.
6. n:100 n. monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets n. largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets