genus fossa

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   monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets

   SynonymsFossa

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofViverridae

Questions about genus fossa

What does genus fossa mean?

genus fossa means "monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets".

What is another word for genus fossa?

Close synonyms include Fossa. 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 genus fossa a common word?

genus fossa is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.