fossa in English
- fossa⇄fossa (1), noun, pl.fossae.
(Anatomy.) a usually elongated shallow depression or cavity, especially in a bone. - fossa⇄fossa (2), noun.
a slender, catlike carnivore of Madagascar that reaches an overall length of five feet; galet. It is the only species of its genus and appears to be a connecting link between the cats and the civets.