Fossa (disambiguation)
Fossa stands for:
- Fossa or ferret ( Cryptoprocta ferox ), a Malagasy species of predator
- the genus Fossa of the Malagasy carnivore Fanaloka ( Fossa fossana )
- FOSSA (Free and Open Source Software Audit) , bug bounty program of the EU to improve the security of open source software
Fossa is the name of the following geographical objects:
- Fossa (Abruzzo) , Italian commune in the province of L'Aquila
- Fossa (Ireland) , town in County Kerry, Ireland
- Fossa (volcano) , an active volcano in the fumarole stage on the Italian island of Vulcano
Fossa is the family name of the following people:
- Master of Fossa , painter in 14th century Italy
- Felix Fossa (1656–1725), German Catholic religious chaplain and author
- François de Fossa (1775–1849), French officer and composer
- Johannes de Fossa (around 1540–1603), Flemish composer
- Julio Fossa Calderón (1874–1946), Chilean painter
Fossa (Latin for "ditch") denotes various pits or channels:
Anatomy:
- Fossa cranii , cranial fossa, see Fossa cranii media
- Jugular fossa , the throttle pit, see throttle groove
- Fossa ovalis , closed connection between the auricles, see Foramen ovale (heart)
- Popliteal fossa , the hollow of the knee
- Pterygopalatine fossa , the palatine fossa
Astrogeology:
- Fossa (astrogeology) , a long, narrow depression on a planet or moon
Historic canals or pits:
Fossá (Icelandic for "waterfall river") is part of the name of the following rivers in Iceland:
- Fossá í Þjórsárdal , tributary of the Þjórsá
See also:
- Fossa dei Leoni ("Lions' Den"), former Ultrà group in the vicinity of AC Milan
