1. (noun) pit, fossa
a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
Synonyms: stone pit, quarry, fossa cat, genus Fossa, fossa, infernal region, pitfall, pit, stone, orchestra pit, colliery, perdition, nether region, cavity, endocarp
2. (noun) Fossa, genus Fossa
monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
Synonyms: genus Fossa, fossa cat, pit
3. (noun) fossa, fossa cat, Cryptoprocta ferox
largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
Synonyms: genus Fossa, fossa cat, fossa, pit
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