Definitions
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- noun (Zoöl.) A species of civet (
Viverra fossa ) resembling the genet.
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- noun dated A species of
civet (Viverra fossa) resembling thegenet .
Etymologies
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Compare French fossane.
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Examples
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[1202] It is thus written by Johnson, from the French pronunciation of fossane.
Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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It should be observed, that the person who shewed this Menagerie was mistaken in supposing the fossane and the Brasilian weasel to be the same, the fossane being a different animal, and a native of Madagascar.
Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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Menagerie was mistaken in supposing the _fossane_ and the Brasilian weasel to be the same, the _fossane_ being a different animal, and a native of Madagascar.
Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 James Boswell 1767
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