Fossa may refer to:
Animals
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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, a related but smaller mammal endemic to Madagascar
Geography
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, a waterfall in the Faroe islands
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Fossa (river), the name of several rivers in Iceland
People
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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
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François de Fossa (1775–1849), French classical guitarist and composer
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José Fossa (1902–1967), Argentine footballer
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La Fossa, an Italian rap group
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Tony Fossas (born 1957), Cuban baseball player
Places
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Fossa, Abruzzo, a town in Italy
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Fossa, County Kerry, a village and parish in Ireland
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Fossá, Faroe Islands, an abandoned village
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Fossa Beg, a
townland in the parish of Tomgraney, County Clare
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Fossa More, a
townland in the parish of Tomgraney, County Clare
Other uses
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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
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Fossa (planetary nomenclature), 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 ...
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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 used for executions
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Formaggio di fossa, a cheese matured in pits native to Romagna, Italy
See also
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Fosse (disambiguation)
Fosse, a ditch or moat, may also refer to:
Places
* Fossé, Ardennes, a commune in France
* Fosse, Belgium, a district of the municipality of Trois-Ponts, Wallonia
* Fossé, Loir-et-Cher, a commune in central France
* Fosse, Pyrénées-Orientale ...
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Fossato (disambiguation)
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