fossa
noun
1.
a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
3.
largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
Origin
[Alt: Cryptoprocta ferox Borrowing from Malagasy fosa which likely once referred to the Malayan weasel (Mustela nudipes) prior to a semantic shift, thus cognate with Malay pusak and Tagalog pusa both meaning "cat".
Phrases
- cerebral fossa
- pterygomaxillary fossa
- pyriform fossa
- sphenomaxillary fossa
- sphenopalatine fossa
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