fossa
IPA: fˈɑsʌ
noun
- (anatomy) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.
- (astronomy) A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.
- A large nocturnal reddish-brown catlike mammal (Cryptoprocta ferox) of the civet family, endemic to the rainforests of Madagascar. It is slender, long-tailed and has retractile claws and anal scent glands.
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Examples of "fossa" in Sentences
- It is in the middle cranial fossa.
- Cistern of lateral cerebral fossa.
- This is the most inferior of the fossae.
- Bernardino of Fossa was born in the town.
- The pterygopalatine fossa is a fossa in the skull.
- The other main predatory threat is the puma like fossa.
- The fossa is of course the largest mammalian carnivore in Madagascar.
- The roof of the fossa is perforated by large sphenopalatine vacuities.
- The oblique ridges usually forms the distal boundary of the central fossa.
- Growing skull fracture of the posterior cranial fossa and of the orbital roof.