Fossa

Word FOSSA
Character 5
Hyphenation ‖Fos sa
Pronunciations /ˈfɑsə/

Definitions and meanings of "Fossa"

What do we mean by fossa?

A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.

A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.

Something that is built up to be great but is utterly disappointing. The Fossa is a meat-eating mammal from the island of Madagascar and was built up at Marwell Zoo to be the most 'mysterious creature' about. It was rubbish. Urban Dictionary

Despite the previous definition, (which also happens to be spelled incorrectly - ie: Foosa), this animal does indeed exist. It is NOT however a slang term used to refer to hyenas, as previously stated. Many people have recently been introduced to this animal by the movie "Madagascar." The Fossa(Cryptoprocta ferox)is the largest carnivore endemic to the island of Madagascar, and is a catlike member of the civet family. It usually hunts alone and commonly feeds on birds and lemurs but also preys on livestock. This is precisely why the lemur characters in the movie were always afriad of "The Fossa!" Urban Dictionary

Fos-ay Term used to describe "Absolute Luxury" Urban Dictionary

A deep groove on a flat surface that magically attracts readas to be stuck in them. Commonly found near Via Appia. Urban Dictionary

Aka "sternal notch." a great place to deposit semen when you give a girl a "pearl necklace." Urban Dictionary

A kind of ditch that magically attracts raeda to be stuck in it. Urban Dictionary

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The word "fossa" in example sentences

And the presence of the glands in this location might explain another unusual aspect of metriorhynchid cranial anatomy, namely the strange elongate, groove-like antorbital fossae present in these animals (the antorbital fossa is an accessory opening present on the side of the skull in archosaurs). ❋ Darren Naish (2006)

Response to David: some books say that fossa is pronounced 'foosh', which would agree with your comment. ❋ Darren Naish (2006)

Dorian - a "fossa" - looks to us like a cross between a dog, a cat, a bat and a gerbil - or maybe a bear. ❋ By Dorian The Fossa (2010)

Similarly, the fossa is related to more familiar cats through the suborder Feliformia, but lie in a different family (Eupleridae) than the lions, tigers and housecats we’re familiar with (Felidae). ❋ Unknown (2008)

On the outside of the rectal wall, at the terminal portion, there is also much loose, fatty (areolar) tissue filling the ischio-rectal fossa, which is very prone to suppuration, and inflammation here is called periproctitis. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

Above the fossa is the infraorbital foramen, the end of the infraorbital canal; it transmits the infraorbital vessels and nerve. ❋ Unknown (1918)

At the upper part of the fossa is a transverse depression, where the bone appears to be bent on itself along a line at right angles to and passing through the center of the glenoid cavity, forming a considerable angle, called the subscapular angle; this gives greater strength to the body of the bone by its arched form, while the summit of the arch serves to support the spine and acromion. ❋ Unknown (1918)

On the floor of the fossa are the popliteal vessels, the vein being superficial to the artery and united to it by dense areolar tissue; the vein is a thick-walled vessel, and lies at first lateral to the artery, and then crosses it posteriorly to gain its medial side below; sometimes it is double, the artery lying between the two veins, which are usually connected by short transverse branches. ❋ Unknown (1918)

The peritoneum of the anterior pelvic wall covers the superior surface of the bladder, and on either side of this viscus forms a depression, termed the paravesical fossa, which is limited laterally by the fold of peritoneum covering the ductus deferens. ❋ Unknown (1918)

Behind this part of the fossa is a small conical eminence; this is the representative of a prominent tubercle which, in some mammals, descends behind the condyle of the mandible, and prevents its backward displacement. ❋ Unknown (1918)

The fossa is a narrow chink situated between the mesentery of the small intestine, the ileum, and the small portion of the cecum behind. (b) The inferior ileocecal fossa is situated behind the angle of junction of the ileum and cecum. ❋ Unknown (1918)

Behind the chiasmatic groove is an elevation, the tuberculum sellæ; and still more posteriorly, a deep depression, the sella turcica, the deepest part of which lodges the hypophysis cerebri and is known as the fossa hypophyseos. ❋ Unknown (1918)

—At the upper and medial part of the thigh, a little below the medial end of the inguinal ligament, is a large oval-shaped aperture in the fascia lata; it transmits the great saphenous vein, and other, smaller vessels, and is termed the fossa ovalis. ❋ Unknown (1918)

The fossa is a grooved plastic block that attaches to the upper jaw, serving as a pivot surface for the condyle. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The remnant of the foramen ovale is known as the fossa ovalis ❋ Unknown (2010)

Will: The new Wembely [stadium] will [be ready] soon [Megan]: I hope its not a fossa ❋ Will Satterthwaite (2006)

For an expanded definition and pictures of the [Fossa] please see Encyclopedia [Brittanica] online. "We thank you with enormous gratitude for chasing away the [fossa] (foo-sah). " - Julian "[Madagascar]" ❋ CrrrlyGirl (2008)

[That chick] is [fossae] [as fuck]. ❋ Malibu Booze Crew (2017)

[Cave] fossam! Reada in [fossa] [est]. Reada adhuc in fossa est. ❋ Yes, I Am A Mike (2017)

i [filled] [that bitch's] pearl necklace fossa [the other night] ❋ Sudmat (2009)

[Raeda] in fossa [est]. [Cave] fossam! ❋ Flawia (2016)

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