Scopula \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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