fossanen.

Brit.

/ˈfɒseɪn/, U.S.

/ˈfɔseɪn/,

/ˈfɑseɪn/

Forms: 1700s faussan, 1700s– fossane, 1800s fossan.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French fossane.

Etymology: < French fossane (1761 in a letter cited by Buffon in 1765: see note), probably ultimately < Malagasy fosa fossa n.² + -ane , of uncertain origin. Compare (in different sense) fossa n.²Compare scientific Latin Fossa (J. E. Gray 1865, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, 518), adopted as the genus name, after fossa, former specific name of the same animal (in Viverra fossa: J. C. D. Schreber 1777). Compare also Viverra fossana (O.F. Müller 1776), denoting the same animal, and deriving ultimately from Buffon, who states explicitly that he is taking French fossane from the animal's local name:1765 G. Buffon Hist. Naturelle XIII. 163 La Fossane..Fossa ou Fossane, nom de cet animal à Madagascar, & que nous avons adopté.

Now rare.

The Malagasy or striped civet, Fossa fossana (family Viverridae), a ground-living, genet-like carnivore endemic to Madagascar. Also called fanaloka.The fossane and other Madagascan carnivores are now sometimes placed in a separate family, Eupleridae.

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1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 237 Fossane..is called..by the Europeans, Wine-bibber, being very greedy of Palm-wine.

a1795 J. Boswell Life Johnson (1799) anno 1775 II. 410 The Menageries had few animals.—Two faussans, or Brasilian weasels, spotted, very wild. [Boswell's Note:] It is thus written by Johnson, from the French pronunciation of fossane.

1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom II. 390 The Fossan (Viverra Fossa of Gm.).

1874 Amer. Cycl. VII. 668/1 The pale genet..or fossane..is reddish gray with pale spots above the eyes,..and an obscurely ringed tail.

1945 F. Harper Extinct & Vanishing Mammals of Old World 17 Two peculiar carnivores, the Fossane (Fossa fossa) and the Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox), are also endemic in Madagascar.

1964 E. P. Walker et al. Mammals of World II. 1238/2 Fanalokas, Fossanes, Malagasy Civets.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fossane
释义	fossanen. Brit. /ˈfɒseɪn/, U.S. /ˈfɔseɪn/, /ˈfɑseɪn/ Forms: 1700s faussan, 1700s– fossane, 1800s fossan. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French fossane. Etymology: < French fossane (1761 in a letter cited by Buffon in 1765: see note), probably ultimately < Malagasy fosa fossa n.² + -ane , of uncertain origin. Compare (in different sense) fossa n.²Compare scientific Latin Fossa (J. E. Gray 1865, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, 518), adopted as the genus name, after fossa, former specific name of the same animal (in Viverra fossa: J. C. D. Schreber 1777). Compare also Viverra fossana (O.F. Müller 1776), denoting the same animal, and deriving ultimately from Buffon, who states explicitly that he is taking French fossane from the animal's local name:1765 G. Buffon Hist. Naturelle XIII. 163 La Fossane..Fossa ou Fossane, nom de cet animal à Madagascar, & que nous avons adopté. Now rare. The Malagasy or striped civet, Fossa fossana (family Viverridae), a ground-living, genet-like carnivore endemic to Madagascar. Also called fanaloka.The fossane and other Madagascan carnivores are now sometimes placed in a separate family, Eupleridae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Carnivora > family Viverridae > [noun] > genus Fossa fossane1771 fossa1792 1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 237 Fossane..is called..by the Europeans, Wine-bibber, being very greedy of Palm-wine. a1795 J. Boswell Life Johnson (1799) anno 1775 II. 410 The Menageries had few animals.—Two faussans, or Brasilian weasels, spotted, very wild. [Boswell's Note:] It is thus written by Johnson, from the French pronunciation of fossane. 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom II. 390 The Fossan (Viverra Fossa of Gm.). 1874 Amer. Cycl. VII. 668/1 The pale genet..or fossane..is reddish gray with pale spots above the eyes,..and an obscurely ringed tail. 1945 F. Harper Extinct & Vanishing Mammals of Old World 17 Two peculiar carnivores, the Fossane (Fossa fossa) and the Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox), are also endemic in Madagascar. 1964 E. P. Walker et al. Mammals of World II. 1238/2 Fanalokas, Fossanes, Malagasy Civets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1771
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