Fossa
Appearance
Fossa may refer to:
Animals
[edit]- 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
Places
[edit]- Fossa, Abruzzo, a town in Italy
- Fossa, County Kerry, a townland in Ireland
- Fossa More, a townland in the parish of Tomgraney, County Clare
- Fossa Beg, a townland in the parish of Tomgraney, County Clare
- Fossá, Faroe Islands, an abandoned village
- Fossá, a waterfall in the Faroe islands
- Fossa (river), Iceland
Other uses
[edit]- Fossa (anatomy), a depression in part of the body
- Fossa (planetary nomenclature), a depression in a planet
- La Fossa, an Italian rap group
- Fossa, a fosse (ditch or moat) in ancient Roman contexts
- Fossa, a drowning pit used for executions
- François de Fossa, musician
- Formaggio di fossa, a cheese matured in pits native to Romagna, Italy