fossa

n. 窝, 凹 [医] 窝, 凹

发音

UK /ˈfɒsə/
UK /ˈfuː.sə/
其它
US /ˈfɑsə/
US /ˈfuː.sə/
US /ˈfɔsə/
UK /ˈfʊ.sə/
US /ˈfʊ.sə/
UK /ˈfɒ.sə/
US /ˈfɑ.sə/
US /ˈfɔ.sə/

词形变化

fossae 复数 fossæ 复数 fossas 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.

    窝

    医学
  2. 2.

    A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.

    天文
  3. 1.

    A large nocturnal reddish-brown catlike mammal (Cryptoprocta ferox) of the civet family, endemic to the rainforests of Madagascar. It is slender, long-tailed and has retractile claws and anal scent glands.

    马岛长尾狸猫

    马岛獴

    窝灵猫

    隐肛狸

    马岛狸

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

pit

上位词 6

cavity cavum concavity incurvation incurvature viverrine

下位词 2

glenoid fossa pit of the stomach

相关短语

fossa of Rosenmüller nasal fossa glenoid fossa 关节窝 popliteal fossa suprainiac fossa rhomboid fossa iliac fossa cubital fossa pterygopalatine fossa 翼颚窝 incisive fossa 门齿窝 infratemporal fossa 颞下窝 piriform fossa pyriform fossa pterygomaxillary fossa 翼上颌窝 sphenomaxillary fossa 蝶上颌窝

词源

Unadapted borrowing from Latin fossa (“a ditch, trench, fosse”). Doublet of fosse.

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