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Synonyms
Etymology
1. fossa
noun. a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression).
Synonyms
- pit of the stomach
- concavity
- glenoid cavity
- concave shape
- epigastric fossa
- cavity
- incurvature
- incurvation
- glenoid fossa
- cavum
- bodily cavity
- mandibular fossa
Etymology
- fossa (Latin)
- fodio (Latin)
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2. fossa
noun. largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets.
Synonyms
- viverrine
- viverrine mammal
- Cryptoprocta ferox
Etymology
- fossa (Latin)
- fodio (Latin)
3. Fossa
noun. monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets.
Synonyms
- Viverrinae
- family Viverrinae
- family Viverridae
- mammal genus
- Viverridae
- Fossa fossa
- fanaloka
Sentences with glenoid-fossa
1. Noun Phrase
The shoulder joint is a shallow ball-and-socket joint between the humerus — upper-arm bone — and the glenoid fossa of the scapula — shoulder blade.