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Webster 1913 Edition

Scopula

‖

Scop′u-la

,

Noun.

;

pl. E.

Scopulas

(#)

, L.

Scopulae

(#)

.

[L.

scopulae

, pl. a little broom.]

(Zool.)

(a)

A peculiar brushlike organ found on the foot of spiders and used in the construction of the web.

(b)

A special tuft of hairs on the leg of a bee.