fossa (
http://definr.com/fossa)
n 1: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical
depression) [syn:
pit]
2: monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm
civets [syn:
Fossa,
genus Fossa]
3: largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some
respects between cats and civets [syn:
fossa cat, {Cryptoprocta
ferox}]