scopula
[ skop-yuh-luh ]
noun,plural scop·u·las, scop·u·lae [skop-yuh-lee]. /ˈskɒp yəˌli/. Zoology.
a dense tuft of hairs, as on the feet of certain spiders.
Origin of scopula
1Words Nearby scopula
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How to use scopula in a sentence
This takes the form of a pad of curiously modified hairs, called a scopula.
Spiders | Cecil Warburton
British Dictionary definitions for scopula
scopula
/ (ˈskɒpjʊlə) /
nounplural -las or -lae (-ˌliː)
a small tuft of dense hairs on the legs and chelicerae of some spiders
Origin of scopula
1C19: from Late Latin: a broom-twig, from scōpa thin twigs
Derived forms of scopula
- scopulate (ˈskɒpjʊˌleɪt, -lɪt), adjective
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