| NOUN | shape | fossa, pit | a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | Fossa, genus Fossa | monotypic genus of Madagascar / Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets | |
| animal | fossa, fossa cat, Cryptoprocta ferox | largest carnivore of Madagascar / Madagascar |
| Meaning | A concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | pit | |
| Narrower | glenoid fossa, glenoid cavity | The concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint |
| glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa | A deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible | |
| pit of the stomach, epigastric fossa | A slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus) | |
| Broader | cavity, bodily cavity, cavum | (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus / sinus within the body |
| concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature | A shape that curves or bends inward | |
| Spanish | hoyo | |
| Catalan | clot | |
| Meaning | monotypic genus of Madagascar / Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | genus Fossa | |
| Member of | Viverridae, family Viverridae, Viverrinae, family Viverrinae | genets |
| Members | fanaloka, Fossa fossa | civet of Madagascar / Madagascar |
| Broader | mammal genus | A genus of mammals |
| Meaning | largest carnivore of Madagascar / Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | fossa cat, Cryptoprocta ferox | |
| Broader | viverrine, viverrine mammal | small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World |
| Catalan | fossa | |
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