Fossa may refer to:

Animals

Fossa (animal) The fossa (''Cryptoprocta ferox''; or ; ) is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the carnivora, carnivoran family Eupleridae. The fossa is the largest mammalian carnivore on Madagascar an ...

, the common name of a carnivoran mammal of genus ''Cryptoprocta'' endemic to Madagascar * ''Fossa'', the Latin genus name of the

Malagasy civet The Malagasy or striped civet (''Fossa fossana''), also known as the fanaloka (Malagasy, ) or jabady, is an euplerid endemic to Madagascar. It is the only species in genus ''Fossa''. The Malagasy civet is a small mammal, about long excluding ...

, a related but smaller mammal endemic to Madagascar

Geography

Fossá Fossurin í Fossá is one of the highest waterfallsBestu karmar við Fossá
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, a waterfall in the Faroe islands * Fossa (river), the name of several rivers in Iceland

People

Bernardino of Fossa Bernardino of Fossa (b. at Fossa (AQ), Fossa, in the Diocese of Aquila, Italy, in 1420; d. at Aquila, 27 November 1503) was an Italian Franciscan historian and ascetical writer. Life Bernardino belonged to the Amici family, and sometimes bears ...

(1420–1503), Italian Franciscan historian and ascetical writer *

François de Fossa François de Fossa (full name: François de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa)Maurice J. Summerfield: ''The Classical Guitar. Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1800'', 5th edition (Blaydon-on-Tyne: Ashley Mark Publishing Co., 2002), p. ...

(1775–1849), French classical guitarist and composer * José Fossa (1902–1967), Argentine footballer * La Fossa, an Italian rap group *

Tony Fossas Emilio Antonio Fossas Morejon (born September 23, 1957) is a Cuban former left-handed professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1988 to 1999 for the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis ...

(born 1957), Cuban baseball player

Places

Fossa, Abruzzo Fossa (formerly ''Aveia'') is a ''comune'' and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. Bernardino of Fossa was born in the town. The 2009 L'Aquila earthquake contributed to the collapse of a bridge in Fossa, and c ...

, a town in Italy * Fossa, County Kerry, a village and parish in Ireland *

Fossá, Faroe Islands Fossá is an abandoned village in the Faroe Islands. It lies on the island of Borðoy, slightly north of Norðdepil. It is at a place where several waterfalls join the sea, hence its name (cf. Faroese ''fossur'' 'waterfall' + ''á'' 'river').Kre ...

, an abandoned village *

Fossa Beg Fossa may refer to: Animals * Fossa (animal), the common name of a carnivoran mammal of genus ''Cryptoprocta'' endemic to Madagascar * ''Fossa'', the Latin genus name of the Malagasy civet, a related but smaller mammal endemic to Madagascar Geo ...

, a townland in the parish of Tomgraney, County Clare *

Fossa More Fossa may refer to: Animals * Fossa (animal), the common name of a carnivoran mammal of genus ''Cryptoprocta'' endemic to Madagascar * ''Fossa'', the Latin genus name of the Malagasy civet, a related but smaller mammal endemic to Madagascar Geo ...

, a townland in the parish of Tomgraney, County Clare

Other uses

Fossa (anatomy) In anatomy, a fossa (; : fossae ( or ); ) is a depression or hollow, usually in a bone, such as the hypophyseal fossa (the depression in the sphenoid bone).Venieratos D, Anagnostopoulou S, Garidou A., A new morphometric method for the sella tur ...

, a depression in part of the body *

Fossa (planetary nomenclature) In planetary nomenclature, a fossa (pl. fossae ) is a long, narrow depression (trough) on the surface of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon. The term, which means "ditch" or "trench" in Latin, is not a geological term as such ...

, a depression in a planet * Fossa, a fosse (

ditch A ditch is a small to moderate trench created to channel water. A ditch can be used for drainage, to drain water from low-lying areas, alongside roadways or fields, or to channel water from a more distant source for plant irrigation. Ditches ...

moat A moat is a deep, broad ditch dug around a castle, fortification, building, or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. Moats can be dry or filled with water. In some places, moats evolved into more extensive water d ...

) in ancient Roman contexts * Fossa, a

drowning pit A drowning pit, drowning pool, murder-pool or murder hole (not to be confused with defensive murder holes) was a well or pond specifically for executing women and girls (for males the dule tree or gibbet was used) under Scottish feudal laws. R ...

used for executions * Formaggio di fossa, a cheese matured in pits native to Romagna, Italy

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