fossula

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noun

A small fossa.

OriginLatin fossula →
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Meanings

nounfossula (plural fossulae or fossulæ)

plural fossulae · plural fossulæ

  1. anatomyA small fossa.

Origin

  1. Latinfossula“small ditch or trench”
  2. Englishfossula

From Latin fossula (“small ditch or trench”).

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APA

fossula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fossula

MLA

“fossula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fossula. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fossula,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fossula.

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