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fossa en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɔsə/ (US)
• /ˈfɒsə/ (UK)
• /ˈfɑsə/ (US)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin fossa (“a ditch, trench, fosse”). Doublet of fosse.

Meanings

1. A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.
2. A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.

Forms

Coordinates

fovea · lacuna · cleft · vallecula · fissure · sulcus · sinus

Deriveds

pterygomaxillary fossa · sphenopalatine fossa · sphenomaxillary fossa · pyriform fossa · cerebral fossa

Relateds

fossulate · fosse · fossula

Translations (18)

ga log (pit, groove, cavity) · cmn 窩 /窝 (pit, groove, cavity) · ga clais (pit, groove, cavity) · fi fossa (pit, groove, cavity) · sv fördjupning (pit, groove, cavity) · pl dół (pit, groove, cavity) · tr çukur (pit, groove, cavity) · fi kuoppa (pit, groove, cavity) · sv fossa (pit, groove, cavity) · cs jáma (pit, groove, cavity) · sh ùdubina (pit, groove, cavity) · bg впадина (pit, groove, cavity) · scn fossa (pit, groove, cavity) · scn fossu (pit, groove, cavity) · cs příkop (pit, groove, cavity) · scn pirtusu (pit, groove, cavity) · bg трапчинка (pit, groove, cavity) · de Vertiefung (pit, groove, cavity)

fossa en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɔ.sə/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfɒ.sə/ (UK)
• /ˈfɑ.sə/ (US)
• /ˈfuː.sə/ (UK, US)
• /ˈfʊ.sə/ (UK, US)

Etymology

[Alt: Cryptoprocta ferox Borrowing from Malagasy fosa which likely once referred to the Malayan weasel (Mustela nudipes) prior to a semantic shift, thus cognate with Malay pusak and Tagalog pusa both meaning "cat".

Meanings

1. A large nocturnal reddish-brown catlike mammal (Cryptoprocta ferox) of the civet family, endemic to the rainforests of Madagascar. It is slender, long-tailed and has retractile claws and anal scent glands.

Forms

Descendants

fossa

Translations (31)

fr fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) · sk fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) · ka ფოსა (Cryptoprocta ferox) · cs fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) · sv fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) · nn fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) · bg дългоопашата вивера (Cryptoprocta ferox) · eo foso (Cryptoprocta ferox) · nl fretkat (Cryptoprocta ferox) · cmn 馬島長尾狸貓 /马岛长尾狸猫 (Cryptoprocta ferox) · cmn 馬島獴 /马岛獴 (Cryptoprocta ferox) · yue 馬島狸 /马岛狸 (Cryptoprocta ferox) · ga fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) · cmn 隱肛狸 /隐肛狸 (Cryptoprocta ferox) · fi fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) · nb fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) · ru фо́сса (Cryptoprocta ferox) · th ฟอสซา (Cryptoprocta ferox) · ar فوسا (Cryptoprocta ferox) · mt fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) · ko 포사 (Cryptoprocta ferox) · ja フォッサ (Cryptoprocta ferox) · mg fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) · hu fossza (Cryptoprocta ferox) · de Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) · tr fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) · pt fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) · he פוֹסָה (Cryptoprocta ferox) · pl fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) · cmn 窩靈貓 /窝灵猫 (Cryptoprocta ferox) · as ফছা (Cryptoprocta ferox)

wikidata: Q183330