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fossa

/'fɑsə/

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noun
a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
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pit

type of:
incurvation bodily cavity cavum concave shape concavity cavity incurvature
noun
monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
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genus fossa

type of:
mammal genus
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largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
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cryptoprocta ferox fossa cat

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viverrine viverrine mammal

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