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Definition of Foussa
1. n. A viverrine animal of Madagascar (Cryptoprocta ferox). It resembles a cat in size and form, and has retractile claws.
Definition of Foussa
1. Noun. (archaic form of fossa) (carnivorous mammal) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Foussa
1. an animal [n -S] - See also: animal
Medical Definition of Foussa
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Foussa
Literary usage of Foussa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cat: An Introduction to the Study of Backboned Animals, Especially Mammals by St. George Jackson Mivart (1900)
"THE PADS or THE FEET OF foussa (Cryptoprocta /war). A. The sole of the fore-paw.
B. The sole of the hind-paw. The naked pads on the feet are much more ..."
2. American Types of Animal Life by St. George Jackson Mivart (1891)
"THE foussa. than with other beasts of the same size." There are some small allied
forms in Madagascar, where alone is also to be found the most catlike of ..."
3. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1891)
"... foussa Bey, whom the Porte was afraid to punish. Under these circumstances
the Porte determined to pursue a dilatory policy. ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"A bug of the family galet'2 (gà'lct), n. [< Gr. jo/.v, a weasel.] A book-name of
the foussa, Cryptoprocta ferai, a feline quadruped of Madagascar. Curier. ..."
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