Fossa

n. cavity or depression in a bone (Anatomy)

Fossa is the Latin word for ditch or trench. More specifically, it can refer to one of the following:Anatomy In anatomical terminology, fossa has come to mean a depression or hollow, typically in a bone. Other parts of the body may be involved, for example the antecubital fossa. Some examples include:Antecubital fossaFossa navicularisAnterior cranial fossaMiddle cranial fossaPosterior cranial fossaJugular fossaFossa ovalis (heart)Fossa ovalis (thigh)Iliac fossaPelvic fossaPopliteal fossaSupraclavicular fossaTemporal fossaGlenoid fossa of the temporal bone and temporomandibular jointOn the scapula:Supraspinous fossaInfraspinous fossaSubscapular fossa
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Noun
1. monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
(synonym) genus Fossa
(hypernym) mammal genus
(member-holonym) Viverridae, family Viverridae, Viverrinae, family Viverrinae
(member-meronym) fanaloka, Fossa fossa

Noun
1. a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
(synonym) pit
(hypernym) concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
(hyponym) glenoid fossa, glenoid cavity
2. largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
(synonym) fossa cat, Cryptoprocta ferox
(hypernym) viverrine, viverrine mammal

n. pit, ditch, scoop, fosse, trench, moat; grave

n. gully; cloaca; cesspit, cesspool; sink

v. grub, nuzzle