fossa cat vs fossa

fossa cat and fossa both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fossa cat	Yes	No	No	No
fossa	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fossa cat and fossa are synonyms defined as:

fossa cat and fossa: largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets

Other synonyms of fossa cat include Cryptoprocta ferox.

fossa cat (noun)	fossa (noun)
largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets	largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
	a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)