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Definition: FOSSANE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A species of civet (Viverra fossa) resembling the genet.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Fossane" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Fossane \Fos"sane`\, noun. [Compare to the French expression fossane.]. (references)

Definition: FOSSANE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A species of civet (Viverra fossa) resembling the genet.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "FOSSANE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Fossane \Fos"sane`\, noun. [Compare to the French expression fossane.]. (references)