Scop'u·li·ped noun [ Latin scopulae , plural, a little broom (fr. scopae a broom) + pes , pedis , foot.] (Zoology) Any species of bee which has on the hind legs a brush of hairs used for collecting pollen, as the hive bees and bumblebees. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/35