Fossa - Definition
fossa
n 1: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical
depression) [syn: pit, fossa]
2: monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm
civets [syn: Fossa, genus Fossa]
3: largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some
respects between cats and civets [syn: fossa, fossa cat,
Cryptoprocta ferox]