Noun(1) a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression(2) monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets(3) largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets(4) a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)(5) largest carnivore of Madagascar(6) intermediate in some respects between cats and civets [also: fossae (pl)]
Noun(1) a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression(2) monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets(3) largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets(4) a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)(5) largest carnivore of Madagascar(6) intermediate in some respects between cats and civets [also: fossae (pl)]
(1) Foreigners can also volunteer with Earthwatch to help track lemurs or radio-collar Madagascar's lynx-like fossa .(2) A catlike civet known as a fossa prowls the rain forest of Madagascar's Ranomafana National Park.(3) Could the fossa be a link between the marsupial and the mammals without pouches?(4) It was also home to animals that preyed on lemurs, among them the large, catlike fossa , which I was to encounter many times.(5) Brad Bailey joined an Earthwatch group tracking the endangered fossa cat in Madagascar, making a 30-minute film based on his experience.(6) They occupy the ovarian fossae on the lateral pelvic wall.(7) Radio collars reveal how far fossas range (up to 25 kilometers or 16 miles a day).(8) Madagascar, the world's fourth largest island, is renowned for its wealth of unique plants and land animals, including lemurs, fossas , and giant jumping rats.(9) Catlike predators with long tails, fossas hunt everything from lemurs and mice to wild pigs.(10) If one classifies CSF leaks according to location they may be found in the anterior, middle or posterior cranial fossae .(11) After pre-operative embolisation, the tumour was resected from the infratemporal and pterygopalatine fossae , sphenoid sinus, nasopharynx, nasal cavity and maxillary antrum.(12) The explanation for the strange appearance of fossas and other Madagascar animals goes back some 160 million years ago in geologic time.(13) Most masses in the iliac fossae arise from the intestine and colon.(14) He has trapped fossas , examined them thoroughly and equipped some with radio collars to track their activities once they are back in the wild.(15) Their big ears help them search for food and hear such enemies as catlike fossas .(16) Older children and adults experience u2018hot and sweaty fossae and foldsu2019 involving flexor surfaces such as the antecubital and popliteal fossae , as well as the flexor wrists and ankles.
