Entry fosa
Part of speech noun
Explanations in Malagasy Biby mpihina-nofombiby hafa, mitovy habe amin' ny alika ary mitovy endrika amin' ny saka; manja mena ny volony ary mena ny masony; loza raha hiani-kazo; tsy mivoaka raha tsy amin' ny alina andripahany ny akoho amam-borona [1.1]
Explanations in English "A small and graceful cat-like animal peculiar to Madagascar (both the genus and the family of which it is the sole member are confined to the island), formerly classed among the Viverridae, but now considered to form a distinct family between the cats and civets." It is a plantigrade animal and extremely ferocious. Cryptoprocta ferox, Benn. Probably the same as pintsala. Also the name of a species of civet, of a peculiar genus, D'Aubenton's fossane. Fossa d'Aubentonii, Gray. [1.2]
 A Malagasy carnivore something like a large mink [1.7]
Explanations in French  [Taisaka] Cryptoprocta ferox, petit carnassier [1.82]
 Genette fossane [1.54]
 Carnivore malagasy, espèce de genette [1.8]
 Fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) [4.22]
Scientific name Cryptoprocta ferox
Examples Vory teo daholo hono ireo biby rehetra ireo tamin' io : ny fosa, ny akanga, ny papango. [1.508]
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Entry fosa
Part of speech noun
Explanations in Malagasy Filazana kileman' olona tsy eo imasony, fanambarana ny toetran' ny hafa mba hanaratsiana azy [1.1]
Explanations in English Backbiting, calumniating, scandalizing. Comp. endrikendrika, manaratsy. [1.2]
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Entry fôsa
Part of speech noun
Explanations in Malagasy  [Taisaka, Tanosy] Volana fahadimy amin'ny taona [1.78]
Explanations in French  [Taisaka] [ fosa ] Mois de mai [1.82]
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Updated on 2023/08/24