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Fossa (other)
Fossa may refer to: Animals * Fossa (animal), the common name of a carnivoran mammal of genus ''Cryptoprocta'' endemic to Madagascar * ''Fossa'', the Latin genus name of the Malagasy civet, a related but smaller mammal endemic to Madagascar Places * Fossa, Abruzzo, a town in Italy * Fossa, County Kerry, a townland in Ireland * Fossa More, a townland in the parish of Tomgraney, County Clare * Fossa Beg, a townland in the parish of Tomgraney, County Clare * Fossá, Faroe Islands, an abandoned village * Fossá, a waterfall in the Faroe islands * Fossa (river), Iceland Other uses * Fossa (anatomy), a depression in part of the body * Fossa (planetary nomenclature), a depression in a planet * La Fossa, an Italian rap group * Fossa, a fosse (ditch or moat) in ancient Roman contexts * Fossa, a drowning pit used for executions * François de Fossa, musician * Formaggio di fossa, a cheese matured in pits native to Romagna, Italy See also * Fosse (other) Fosse a ditch o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fossa (animal)
The fossa (''Cryptoprocta ferox''; or ; ) is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of Eupleridae, the family of carnivorans, and closely related to the Malagasy civet. The fossa is the largest mammalian carnivore on Madagascar and has been compared to a small cougar, as it has convergently evolved many cat-like features. Adults have a head-body length of and weigh between , with the males larger than the females. It has semi-retractable claws (meaning it can extend but not retract its claws fully) and flexible ankles that allow it to climb up and down trees head-first, and also support jumping from tree to tree. A larger relative of the species, ''Cryptoprocta spelea'', probably became extinct before 1400. The species is widespread, although population densities are usually low. It is found solely in forested habitat, and actively hunts both by day and night. Over 50% of its diet consists of lemurs, the endemic primates found o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fossa (anatomy)
In anatomy, a fossa (; plural ''fossae'' ( or ); from Latin ''fossa'', "ditch" or "trench") is a depression or hollow, usually in a bone, such as the hypophyseal fossa (the depression in the sphenoid bone).Venieratos D, Anagnostopoulou S, Garidou A., A new morphometric method for the sella turcica and the hypophyseal fossa and its clinical relevance.;Folia Morphol (Warsz). 2005 Nov;64(4):240-7. Some examples include: In the Skull: * Cranial fossa ** Anterior cranial fossa ** Middle cranial fossa *** Interpeduncular fossa ** Posterior cranial fossa * Hypophyseal fossa * Temporal bone fossa ** Mandibular fossa ** Jugular fossa * Infratemporal fossa * Pterygopalatine fossa * Pterygoid fossa * Lacrimal fossa ** Fossa for lacrimal gland ** Fossa for lacrimal sac * Mandibular fossa * Scaphoid fossa * Jugular fossa * Condyloid fossa * Rhomboid fossa In the Mandible: * Retromolar fossa In the Torso: * Fossa ovalis (heart) * Infraclavicular fossa *Pyriform fossa * Substernal fossa * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François De Fossa
François de Fossa (full name: François de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa)Maurice J. Summerfield: ''The Classical Guitar. Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1800'', 5th edition (Blaydon-on-Tyne: Ashley Mark Publishing Co., 2002), p. 122. (31 August 1775 – 3 June 1849) was a French classical guitarist and composer. Biography His father, also named François de Fossa, was one of the most important historians of the province of Roussillon. De Fossa was born in Perpignan, the capital of Pyrénées-Orientales in southern France along the border with Spain. At age 17, he joined an army regiment, the Légion de Pyrénées, which fought the revolutionary government in France. for most of his life, he remained an army officer, also travelling to Mexico in the 1790s in this function. A friend of Dionisio Aguado, he cooperated in his guitar method, also arranging its publication in Paris. He was also the copyist of Luigi Boccherini Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini (, also , ; 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drowning Pit
A drowning pit, drowning pool, murder-pool or murder hole (not to be confused with defensive murder holes) was a well or pond specifically for executing women and girls (for males the gibbet was used) under Scottish feudal laws. Rivers or lochans were used if conveniently situated near to a moot hill, where the baronial court dempster would announce the death penalty. The term ''fossa'' was also used, as in the phrase ‘ furca and fossa’. Introduction Drowning pits came into legal use after it was enacted at the parliament assembled in Forfar in 1057 by King Malcolm Canmore that every baron should sink a well or pit, for the drowning of females. The place name element 'murder hole' sometime relates to these formal drowning sites. Bones have been found close to some of these sites, suggesting that the corpses were buried close by and not in hallowed ground. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moat
A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that is dug and surrounds a castle, fortification, building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural or artificial lakes, dams and sluices. In older fortifications, such as hillforts, they are usually referred to simply as ditches, although the function is similar. In later periods, moats or water defences may be largely ornamental. They could also act as a sewer. Historical use Ancient Some of the earliest evidence of moats has been uncovered around ancient Egyptian castles. One example is at Buhen, a castle excavated in Nubia. Other evidence of ancient moats is found in the ruins of Babylon, and in reliefs from ancient Egypt, Assyria, and other cultures in the region. Evidence of early moats around settlements has been discovered in many archaeological sites throughout Southeast Asia, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ditch
A ditch is a small to moderate divot created to channel water. A ditch can be used for drainage, to drain water from low-lying areas, alongside roadways or fields, or to channel water from a more distant source for plant irrigation. Ditches are commonly seen around farmland, especially in areas that have required drainage, such as The Fens in eastern England and much of the Netherlands. Roadside ditches may provide a hazard to motorists and cyclists, whose vehicles may crash into them and get damaged, flipped over, or stuck and cause major injury, especially in poor weather conditions and rural areas. Etymology In Anglo-Saxon, the word ''dïc'' already existed and was pronounced "deek" in northern England and "deetch" in the south. The origins of the word lie in digging a trench and forming the upcast soil into a bank alongside it. This practice has meant that the name ''dïc'' was given to either the excavation or the bank, and evolved to both the words "dike"/"dyke" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Fossa
La Fossa is one of the earlier rap groups from Italy and one of the first from the island of Sardinia. They formed in 1996. Unlike fellow Sardinian rap group Sa Razza, La Fossa usually does not rap in Sardinian, and uses primarily Italian lyrics. Their first full-length CD was nevertheless called ''Around the Rionez'', ''riones'' (usually spelled with s) being a Sardinian term for ''neighbourhood''. Some of their main influences are rappers like Kid Frost, N.W.A, and Master P. Members *Wigsoo *Martinez *Guapo *Gravez *Skaz *Quilo (former member) *Biggaman *Moro Discography * 1997 self-titled, featuring SR Raza et Concilio VIII (Rhyme Racket) * 1998 ''Around the Rionez'', featuring Flaminio Maphia Flaminio may refer to: Geography * Flaminio (Rome), a quartiere * Flaminio – Piazza del Popolo (Rome Metro), an underground station * Rignano Flaminio, a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome * Stadio Flaminio, a stadium in Rome Other * Il Fla ... + SR Raza (CD Club) * 2001 ''Tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fossa (planetary Nomenclature)
In planetary nomenclature, a fossa (pl. fossae ) is a long, narrow depression (trough) on the surface of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon. The term, which means "ditch" or "trench" in Latin, is not a geological term as such but a descriptor term used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) for topographic features whose geology or geomorphology is uncertain due to lack of data or knowledge of the exact processes that formed them. Fossae are believed to be the result of a number of geological processes, such as faulting or subsidence. Many fossae on Mars are probably graben. On Mars The Tharsis quadrangle is home to large troughs (long narrow depressions) called fossae in the geographical language used for Mars. This term is derived from Latin; therefore fossa is singular and fossae is plural. Troughs form when the crust is stretched until it breaks. The stretching can be due to the large weight of a near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fossa (river)
The best known valley Fossárdalur (, "waterfall river valley") in Iceland runs from the direction of Þingvellir into the southern side of Hvalfjörður. Throughout the course of the name giving river Fossá (, "waterfall river"), as the name says, there are many waterfalls, the most visited of which lies beside the Route 47. Car parking is provided next to the main road. There are some other rivers by the name of Fossá in Iceland, not far from it ( Fossá (Kjós)), but also in other parts of the country, p.ex. in the Eastern Region (Austurland) near the fjord Berufjörður Berufjörður () is a fjord in Eastern Iceland. It is about long and wide. The village Djúpivogur (pop. 456) is located on its western shores. Mt. Búlandstindur which is above sea level is located west of the fjord. Route 1 passes on its s ... in East Iceland ( Fossá (Berufjörður)). References Sources FOSSA. BERUFJORDUR. Nordic adventure travelThe beautiful waterfalls in Fossá river. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malagasy Civet
The Malagasy or striped civet (''Fossa fossana''), also known as the fanaloka (Malagasy, ) or jabady, is an euplerid endemic to Madagascar. It is the only species in genus ''Fossa''. The Malagasy civet is a small mammal, about long excluding the tail (which is only about ). It can weigh . It is endemic to the tropical forests of Madagascar. Malagasy civets are nocturnal. It eats small vertebrates, insects, aquatic animals, and eggs stolen from birds' nests. The mating season of the Malagasy civet is August to September and the gestation period is three months, ending with the birth of one young. The Malagasy civet is listed as Vulnerable by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The Malagasy name ''fanaloka'' is related to the Malay word ''pelanduk'' "mousedeer" (via metathesis) likely due to their similar sizes and silhouette. Classification The Malagasy civet was to be placed in the subfamily Hemigalinae with the banded palm civets and then in its own sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fossá
Fossurin í Fossá is one of the highest waterfalls sunda.fo in the , and one of the biggest attractions in northern . "Fossá" in the means "river with waterfalls", and there are several streams in Faroe Island with such a name. The waterfall is located near the village of Haldarsvík< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
