Scopula is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae. Listed alphabetically. ==Status unknown== ...
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little tuft of hairs
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• (n.) A peculiar brushlike organ found on the foot of spiders and used in the construction of the web. • (n.) A special tuft of hairs on the leg of a bee.
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(from the article `peritrich`) ...salt water. Usually nonmotile (sessile), they attach themselves to underwater objects, but a few genera, such as Telotrochidium, are ...
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A small tuft of hairs.
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<zoology> A peculiar brushlike organ found on the foot of spiders and used in the construction of the web. ... A special tuft of hairs on the leg of a bee. ... Origin: L. Scopulae, pl. A little broom. ... (11 Mar 1998) ...
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Scop'u·la noun ;
plural English
Scopulas , Latin
Scopulæ . [ Latin
scopulae , plural a little broom.]
(Zoology) (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 ...
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scopula (s), scopulae (pl) 1. A small tuft of hairs. 2. A brush-like adhesive organ formed by cilia in certain peritrichous ciliates. 3. A needle-like sponge splicule with a brush-like head. 4. In climbing spiders, an adhesive tuft of club-like hairs on each foot, replacing a third claw. 5. A small brushlike pad of stiff hairs as on the t...
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(pl. scopulae) A brush of hairs on the underside of the tarsus and metatarsus in some spiders.
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