SCOPULA


Meaning of SCOPULA in English

/skop"yeuh leuh/ , n. , pl. scopulas, scopulae /-lee'/ . Zool.

a dense tuft of hairs, as on the feet of certain spiders.

[ 1795-1805; scopula, L: a broom twig, equiv. to scop ( a ) broom + -ula -ULE ]

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