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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fos•sa1 (fos′ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. fos•sae (fos′ē).USA pronunciation [Anat.]- Anatomya pit, cavity, or depression, as in a bone.
- Latin: ditch, trench, fosse, short for fossa (terra) dug or dug out (earth), noun, nominal use of feminine of fossus, past participle of fodere to dig
- 1820–30
- Mammalsa 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 fos′sa cat′.
- Malagasy)
- French
- Malagasy; compare earlier fossane (
- 1830–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fossa /ˈfɒsə/ n ( pl -sae / -siː/)- an anatomical depression, trench, or hollow area
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin: ditch, from fossus dug up, from fodere to dig up |