fossa cat

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   largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets

   SynonymsfossaCryptoprocta ferox

   Broaderviverrine

Questions about fossa cat

What does fossa cat mean?

fossa cat means "largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets".

What is another word for fossa cat?

Close synonyms include fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fossa cat a common word?

fossa cat is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.