fossa
noun
Meaning
- nounA pit, groove, cavity, or depression.
- nounA 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.
- nounA long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #2,193 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 23% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: s