Science
- Fossa (animal), a mammal endemic to Madagascar (spelled 'fosa' in Malagasy and by some authors in English)
- Giant Fossa (Cryptoprocta spelea), a large, extinct mammalian predator that lived on Madagascar
- Fossa (genus), the genus of the Malagasy civet
- Fossa (anatomy), a depression or hollow in a bone or other part of the body
- Fossa (geology), a depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon
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