fossa
noun
a pit, cavity, or depression, as in a bone.
fossae
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pluralof fossa.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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From anterior to posterior, the fossae increase in depth.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Posteriorly, the spine separates the supraspinous and infraspinous fossae, and then extends laterally as the acromion.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The lesser wing of the sphenoid bone separates the anterior and middle cranial fossae.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In, err, long… muscles – particularly big, strong muscles like those involved in any hypothetical trunk – leave visible attachment sites, such as crests, scars, or fossae.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 20, 2012
At this moment the creature's head could be seen, which was small, flat, but widened behind by the large temporal fossae hidden under the long roof.
From The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
