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Definition of Scopula
1. n. A peculiar brushlike organ found on the foot of spiders and used in the construction of the web.
Definition of Scopula
1. Noun. A dense tuft of hair, as on certain insects legs ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scopula
1. a dense tuft of hairs [n -LAE or -LAS]
Medical Definition of Scopula
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Scopula
Literary usage of Scopula
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Larvæ of the British Butterflies and Moths by William Buckler (1901)
"... but when the light shone the illumined parts had a faint greyish pearl}' lustre.
(William Buckler, 18th August, 1874; Note Book II, 101.) scopula ..."
2. Bibliographical Index of North American Fungi by William Gilson Farlow (1905)
"... scopula, Sacc. Cke. Grev. 16 : 16. Sept. 1887. Ell. in Cat.'PI. NJ 515. 1889.
Sacc. Syll. 9: 852. d. 15 Sept. 1891. ..."
3. Index Entomologicus: Or, A Complete Illustrated Catalogue, Consisting of by William Wood, John Obadiah Westwood (1852)
"St. 4, Common near Brindled p. 59. Margaritia. London, &c. 6836 scopula ...
Common in 6834 scopula. hedges in ..."
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