viverrine vs fossa
fossa vs viverrineviverrine and fossa both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| viverrine | Yes | No | No | No |
| fossa | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
fossa is a hyponym of
viverrine; that is, fossa is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
viverrine:
- viverrine: small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World
- fossa: largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
Other hyponyms of viverrine include
civet, civet cat, Cryptoprocta ferox, fossa cat, genet, Genetta genetta, mongoose, meerkat, mierkat.
| viverrine (noun) | fossa (noun) |
|---|---|
| small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World | largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets |
| a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) |
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