Fossa

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

Geography

• Fossá, a waterfall in the Faroe islands
• Fossa (river), the name of several rivers in Iceland

People

• Bernardino of Fossa (1420–1503), Italian Franciscan historian and ascetical writer
• François de Fossa (1775–1849), French classical guitarist and composer
• José Fossa (1902–1967), Argentine footballer
• La Fossa, an Italian rap group
• Tony Fossas (born 1957), Cuban baseball player

Places

• Fossa, Abruzzo, a town in Italy
• Fossa, County Kerry, a village and parish in Ireland
• Fossá, Faroe Islands, an abandoned village
• Fossa Beg, a townland in the parish of Tomgraney, County Clare
• Fossa More, a townland in the parish of Tomgraney, County Clare

Other uses

• Fossa (anatomy), a depression in part of the body
• Fossa (planetary nomenclature), a depression in a planet
• Fossa, a fosse (ditch or moat) in ancient Roman contexts
• Fossa, a drowning pit used for executions
• Formaggio di fossa, a cheese matured in pits native to Romagna, Italy

See also

• Fosse (disambiguation)
• Fossato (disambiguation)