It means hollow, hole, cavity, usually very deep. Hollow that opens to bury corpses, burial. Maximum depth in the sea or oceans. Also pit is one of the common names of a carnivorous animal of the family Eupleridae. It is found in Madagascar.
Cavity, hollow, which is open and allows access. They can be natural such as ocean pits or nostrils, or artificial such as burial pits or a mechanical workshop. It originates from Latin fodere ( "cavar , horadar" ) .
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