fossa

«fossa» in Mova's school dictionary: a slim, cat-like meat-eating animal that lives only in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a fossa, fossas; anatomy plural fossae)

meaning for a pupil

1) A fossa is a slim, cat-like meat-eating animal that lives only in Madagascar, the island's top predator. tree →

2) In anatomy, a fossa is a small hollow or dip in a bone or the body. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, the fossa hunts lemurs and climbs trees using its long tail for balance; it appears in the film «Madagascar». It is related to mongooses, not cats.

examples

• The fossa leapt through the trees after a lemur. tree →
• Fossas live only in Madagascar. tree →
• A fossa looks like a cat but isn't one. tree →
• Its long tail helps it balance on branches. tree →
• The doctor pointed to a small fossa in the skull bone. tree →
• The fossa is the largest predator on Madagascar. tree →

note

Pronounced «FOSS-uh». Not related to «fossil», though both come from Latin «fodere», to dig.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fossa» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.