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foussa

foussa is the archaic form of fossa.

Meaning of fossa

Noun (1)

fossa (plural fossae or (obsolete) fossæ)

  1. A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.
  2. A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.

Noun (2)

fossa (plural fossas)

  1. A large nocturnal reddish-brown catlike mammal (Cryptoprocta ferox) of the civet family, endemic to the rainforests of Madagascar. It is slender, long-tailed and has retractile claws and anal scent glands.

Forms of foussa

pluralfoussas

Questions about foussa

What is foussa the archaic form of?
Foussa is the archaic form of fossa.

Words near foussa in the dictionary

  1. fourwheeled
  2. fouse
  3. Fouses
  4. Foushee
  5. Foushees
  6. foussa
  7. foussas
  8. Foust
  9. Fousts
  10. fousty
  11. FOUT

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