fossula

[ fos-yuh-luh ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural fos·su·lae [fos, -y, uh, -lee].

1. a small fossa.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fossula¹

1835–45; < Latin: a little ditch. See fossa ¹, -ule

Example Sentences

"Primores," and "in altera testa profunda fossula distinctus," were not in the copy.

From Project Gutenberg

Cardo nullis dentibus instructus, sed fossula obliqua intra marginem.

From Project Gutenberg