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