Meanings
nounfossane (plural fossanes)
plural fossanes
- datedA Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana), resembling the genet.
- fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox), also of Madagascar.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
Viverra fossa
Origin
Compare French fossane.
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fossane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fossane
MLA
“fossane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fossane. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fossane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fossane.
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