Despite the previous definition, (which also happens to be spelled incorrectly - ie: Foosa), this animal does indeed exist. It is NOT however a slang term used to refer to hyenas, as previously stated. Many people have recently been introduced to this animal by the movie "Madagascar." The Fossa(Cryptoprocta ferox)is the largest carnivore endemic to the island of Madagascar, and is a catlike member of the civet family. It usually hunts alone and commonly feeds on birds and lemurs but also preys on livestock. This is precisely why the lemur characters in the movie were always afriad of "The Fossa!"
For an expanded definition and pictures of the Fossa please see Encyclopedia Brittanica online.
"We thank you with enormous gratitude for chasing away the fossa (foo-sah).
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- Julian
"Madagascar"
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A deep groove on a flat surface that magically attracts readas to be stuck in them. Commonly found near Via Appia.
Cave fossam!
Reada in fossa est.
Reada adhuc in fossa est.
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fos-ay Term used to describe "Absolute Luxury"
That chick is fossae as fuck.
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something that is built up to be great but is utterly disappointing. The Fossa is a meat-eating mammal from the island of Madagascar and was built up at Marwell Zoo to be the most 'mysterious creature' about. It was rubbish.
Will: The new Wembely stadium will be ready soon
Megan: I hope its not a fossa
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aka "sternal notch." a great place to deposit semen when you give a girl a "pearl necklace."
i filled that bitch's pearl necklace fossa the other night
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A kind of ditch that magically attracts raeda to be stuck in it.
Raeda in fossa est.
Cave fossam!
Nili Fossae is a region of the Syrtis Major Quadrangle on the planet Mars (fourth planet out from The Sun, or Sol, a G2 spectral class main sequence star in the Orion Spur of the Milky Way galaxy). It is a a region containing many fossae (small canyons), which are actually grabens (depressed blocks of crust bordered by normal faults). These fossae have been eroded and partially filled with sediments and ejecta from the nearby Isidis basin (an impact crater). The Nili Fossae region contains some of the largest areas of exposed olivine and carbonate minerals anywhere on the planet. Other minerals in the region include: carbonate minerals, aluminium smectite, iron/magnesium smectite, hydrated silica, kaolinite group minerals and iron oxides.
It is a nice place to see, once, but you wouldn't want to go there if you have other options. This is mainly because there's nothing to see but red sand and rocks. If you are an oxygen breather, like me, you will also need a spacesuit. The radiation levels aren't great either, but If you are in the Sol system, I recommend you go somewhere else, maybe to see the underwater cities of Europa or to flap through the skies of Titan. Earth is also nice, but it is currently experiencing serious climatic problems (the natives of that world caused the problem, long story).
Eg. I sat in my spacesuit in the Nili Fossae wondering why I chosen for this place of all the places in the cosmos to measure dark matter levels. I guess my boss is an ass.