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scopulate

American  
[skop-yuh-leyt, -lit] / ˈskɒp yəˌleɪt, -lɪt /

adjective

Zoology.

  1. broom-shaped; brushlike.

Etymology

Origin of scopulate

First recorded in 1820–30; scopul(a) + -ate 1

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