"fossane" meaning in English

See fossane in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: fossanes [plural]
Etymology: Compare French fossane. Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|fossane}} French fossane Head templates: {{en-noun}} fossane (plural fossanes)
  1. (dated) A Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana), resembling the genet. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-fossane-en-noun-VyouNiEK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18
  2. fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox), also of Madagascar.
    Sense id: en-fossane-en-noun-U63l7yTU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Viverra fossa

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for fossane meaning in English (1.1kB)

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