fossa 1
/fos"euh/ , n. , pl. fossae /fos"ee/ . Anat.
a pit, cavity, or depression, as in a bone.
[ 1820-30; fossa ( terra ) dug or dug out (earth), n. use of fem. of fossus, ptp. of fodere to dig ]
fossa 2
/fos"euh/ , n.
a forest-dwelling genetlike mammal, Cryptoprocta ferox, of the civet family, native to Madagascar, with a short coat of white, black, gray, or brown: now rare. Also called fossa cat .
[ 1830-40; fossane ( ]