Fossa
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Fossa is the Latin word for ditch or trench. More specifically, it can refer to one of the following:
Anatomy
- Antecubital fossa
- Fossa navicularis
- Posterior cranial fossa
- Jugular fossa
- Fossa ovalis
- Pelvic fossa
- On the scapula:
- * Supraspinous fossa
- * Infraspinous fossa
- * Subscapular fossa
- See also foramen
Art
- La Fossa, an Italian rap group.
Geology
- Fossa (geology), used in planetary geology.
Geography
- Fossa, small village near L'Aquila, Italy.
- Fossa, County Kerry, small village near Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Zoology
- Fossa (animal) (Cryptoprocta ferox), a mammal native to the island of Madagascar.
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