Fossa

Fossa stands for:

  • Fossa or Frettkatze ( Cryptoprocta ferox ), a Malagasy carnivore species
  • The genus Fossa of Madagascar carnivore species Fanaloka ( Fossa fossana )

Fossa (Latin fossa " ditch " ) refers to various pits or trenches: Planetary Geology:

  • Fossa ( Planetary Geology ), a long, narrow valley on a planet or moon

Anatomy:

  • Fossa, fossa, see eg fossa media
  • Jugular fossa, the jugular notch, see throttle channel
  • Popliteal fossa, the popliteal
  • Pterygopalatine fossa, the wings palate pit, see palatine bone

Past channels or pits:

  • Fossa Carolina
  • Fossa Corbulonis
  • Fossa Drusiana
  • Fossa Eugeniana

Fossa as a name of geographical objects:

  • Fossa ( Abruzzo ), Italian commune in Abruzzo
  • Fossa (Ireland), place in County Kerry, Ireland
  • Fossa ( volcano ), a in the fumarolic stage befindlicher, active volcano on the Italian island of Vulcano

Fossá (Icelandic for "waterfall river " ) is part of the name of rivers in Iceland

  • Fossá í Þjórsárdal, tributary of the Þjórsá

Fossa as the name of persons

  • Felix Fossa (1656-1725), German Catholic priest, Respondent Theatinerkloster in Munich and later provost of Theatines in Salzburg
  • François de Fossa (1775-1849), French officer and composer
  • Johannes de Fossa (~ 1540-1603 ), Flemish composer
  • Julio fossa Calderón (1874-1946), Chilean painter
  • Master of Fossa, painters in Italy in the 14th century

See also:

  • Fossa dei Leoni, a former Ultrà grouping in the context of AC Milan
  • Disambiguation
Malagasy civet Canal of Drusus Fossa, Abruzzo Fossa, County Kerry
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