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scopula
[ skop-yuh-luh ]
noun
Zoology.
plural scopulas, scopulae
- a dense tuft of hairs, as on the feet of certain spiders.
scopula
/ -lɪt; ˈskɒpjʊlə; ˈskɒpjʊˌleɪt /
noun
- a small tuft of dense hairs on the legs and chelicerae of some spiders
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Derived Forms
- scopulate, adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scopula1
C19: from Late Latin: a broom-twig, from ōa thin twigs
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Example Sentences
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Scopula: a small, dense tuft of hair: the bristles or stiff hairs covering the inner side of basal joint on the tarsi of pollen-gathering Hymenoptera.
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