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fossa


fos′sa

,
Noun.
;
pl.
fossæ
(#)
.
[L., a ditch. See
Fosse
.]
(Anat.)
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.

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fossa

fossa

See also: fossá

English

Noun

fossa (plural fossae or fossæ)

  1. (anatomy) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth.
  2. (geology) A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.
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Etymology 2

A fossa (the mammal) in a zoo in Texas, USA

See Fossa etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

fossa (plural fossas)

  1. A carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar, Cryptoprocta ferox.
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Icelandic

Noun

fossa

  1. indefinite accusative plural of foss
  2. indefinite genitive plural of foss

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fossa.

Noun

fossa f (plural fosse)

  1. pit, hole
  2. grave
  3. (anatomy) fossa
  4. trough (depression between waves or ridges)

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fossa

  1. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of ester
  2. third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of ester

Latin

Etymology

From fodiō (dig out, excavate).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfos.sa/, [ˈfɔs.sa]

Noun

fossa f (genitive fossae); first declension

  1. ditch, trench, moat
  2. gutter, waterway
  3. (Late Latin) grave

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative fossa fossae
genitive fossae fossārum
dative fossae fossīs
accusative fossam fossās
ablative fossā fossīs
vocative fossa fossae

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Portuguese

Verb

fossa

  1. third-person singular present indicative of fossar
  2. second-person singular imperative of fossar