nnoun.shapea concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)Synset:pit
Derivationally Related Form:pit
Hypernyms:bodily cavity cavity cavum concave shape concavity incurvation incurvature
Inherited Hypernyms:pitcavitystructurebody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:pitconcave shapesolidshapeattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:epigastric fossaglenoid cavityglenoid fossamandibular fossapit of the stomach
Full Hyponyms:glenoid fossapit of the stomach
nnoun.animalmonotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civetsSynset:Fossa genus Fossa
Member Holonyms:Viverridae Viverrinae family Viverridae family Viverrinae
Hypernyms:mammal genus
Inherited Hypernyms:fossamammal genusgenustaxonomic groupbiological groupgroupabstractionentity
Member Meronyms:Fossa fossa fanaloka
nnoun.animallargest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civetsSynset:Cryptoprocta ferox fossa cat
Hypernyms:viverrine viverrine mammal
Inherited Hypernyms:fossaviverrinecarnivoreplacentalmammalvertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity