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fossa::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pit |
| Type of | incurvation, bodily cavity, cavum, concave shape, concavity, cavity, incurvature |
| Has types | glenoid fossa, epigastric fossa, glenoid cavity, mandibular fossa, pit of the stomach |
fossa::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | genus fossa |
| Type of | mammal genus |
fossa::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cryptoprocta ferox, fossa cat |
| Type of | viverrine, viverrine mammal |
Examples of fossa
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The fossa serves as a useful marker for identifying an equine fossil's species.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The triangular fossa dips within the Y-arms of the superior and inferior crura.
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A number of other mammals, including the cat-like fossa, are endemic to Madagascar.
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The dish consists of braised beef ravioli, sugo di arrosto and fossa cheese.
From the bloomberg.com
The power supply and artificial muscle are implanted in the temporal fossa.
From the sciencedaily.com
The brachial artery continues to the cubital fossa in the anterior compartment of the arm.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I am reasonably certain that plant species do not usually include lemurs, fossa or birds.
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The roof of the fossa is perforated by large sphenopalatine vacuities.
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The fossa is small and low, suggesting that the animal was not capable of powerful biting.
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- Pit: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
- Monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
- Largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
- In anatomical terminology, fossa has come to mean a depression or hollow, in general, in a bone. Other parts of the body may be involved, for example, the antecubital fossa. ...
- The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) (or) is a cat-like, carnivorous mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the Eupleridae, a family of carnivorans closely related to the mongoose family (Herpestidae). ...
- Fossa is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Bernardino of Fossa was born in the town.
- The Malagasy or striped civet (Fossa fossana), also known as the fanaloka, is a rare euplerid endemic to Madagascar.
- Fossa is a term used in planetary geology to describe a long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon. ...
- (Fossae) Pterygopalatine fossa - Pterygoid fossa
