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English noun: fossa | |||
| 1. | fossa (shape) a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) | ||
| Synonyms | pit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bodily cavity, cavity, cavum, concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | epigastric fossa, glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa, glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa, pit of the stomach | ||
| 2. | Fossa (animal) monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets | ||
| Synonyms | genus Fossa | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mammal genus | ||
| Member holonym | fanaloka, Fossa fossa | ||
| Member meronym | family Viverridae, family Viverrinae, Viverridae, Viverrinae | ||
| 3. | fossa (animal) largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets | ||
| Synonyms | Cryptoprocta ferox, fossa cat | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | viverrine, viverrine mammal | ||
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