1. A concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
   - pit 
2. Largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
   - fossa cat, Cryptoprocta ferox

1. Monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
   - genus Fossa

Derived forms: fossae

Type of: bodily cavity, cavity, cavum, concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature, mammal genus, viverrine, viverrine mammal

Part of: family Viverridae, family Viverrinae, Viverridae, Viverrinae

Encyclopedia: Fossa Fossa, Italy

• Masticophis flagellum
• Masticophis lateralis
• mastiff
• mastiff bat
• Mastigomycota
• Mastigomycotina
• gland
• gland disease
• glanders
• glandulae cervicales uteri
• glandulae sebaceae
• glandular
• glandular cancer
• glandular carcinoma
• glandular disease
• glandular disorder
• glandular fever
• glandular Labrador tea
• glandular plague
• glans
• glans clitoridis
• glans penis
• glare
• Glareola
• glareole