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}]