'Cryptoprocta ferox' definitions:

Definition of 'Cryptoprocta ferox'

(from WordNet)
noun
Largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets [syn: fossa, fossa cat, Cryptoprocta ferox]

Definition of 'Cryptoprocta ferox'

From: GCIDE
  • Foussa \Fous"sa\, n. [Natibe name.] (Zool.) A viverrine animal of Madagascar (Cryptoprocta ferox). It resembles a cat in size and form, and has retractile claws. [1913 Webster]