单词 | fossa |
释义 | fossa (once / 66030 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY fossa: fossae, fossas USAGE EXAMPLESThese Southeast Asian mammals are actually related to small forest predators like fossas, civets, and genets. National Geographic(Apr 23, 2016) Researchers tested 17 adult survivors of pediatric brain tumors in the posterior fossa part of the brain. US News(Oct 02, 2015) Madagascar is home to 10 carnivorous mammal species, and its largest mammal predator averages just 15 pounds — the catlike fossa. New York Times(Jul 23, 2015) 1 n a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper pit glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint glenoid fossa, mandibular fossaa deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible epigastric fossa, pit of the stomacha slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus) bodily cavity, cavity, cavum (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvaturea shape that curves or bends inward n largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets Syn|Hyper Cryptoprocta ferox, fossa cat viverrine, viverrine mammal small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World Fossa (once / 173814 pages) n WORD FAMILY Fossa: Fossae USAGE EXAMPLES“When I do this as a hobby, I need to have some positive experience,” Fosså explains. Science Magazine(Jul 13, 2016) The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has recently released this color image of the Nili Fossae region, one of the most colorful regions of Mars. Time(Apr 22, 2016) NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey satellite snaps a shot of the red planet’s Olympica Fossae, a complex series of troughs and valleys. National Geographic(Dec 18, 2015) n monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets Syn|Hyper genus Fossa mammal genus a genus of mammals |
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