Scop"u*la (?), n.; 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.
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