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1795–1805; < Neo-Latin scōpula, Latin: a broom twig, equivalent to scōp(a) broom + -ula -ule
1795–1805; < Neo-Latin scōpula, Latin: a broom twig, equivalent to scōp(a) broom + -ula -ule
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scopula (ˈskɒpjʊlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -las, -lae | |
| a small tuft of dense hairs on the legs and chelicerae of some spiders | |
| [C19: from Late Latin: a broom-twig, from scōpa thin twigs] | |
| scopulate | |
| —adj | |
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