scopula

noun

scop·​u·​la

ˈskäpyələ

plural scopulas

-ləz

or scopulae

-yəˌlē

1

a

: a bushy tuft of hairs : scopa

b

: a tuft of hairs on the feet and chelicerae of spiders that is used in making the web

2

: an ornamented rhabdus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Latin, small broom, diminutive of Latin scopa broom

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