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/skop"yeuh layt', -lit/, adj. Zool.broom-shaped; brushlike.[1820-30; SCOPUL(A) + -ATE1]
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scopulate — adj. brush shaped, resembling a brush (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
scopulate — scop·u·late … English syllables
scopulate — /ˈskɒpjəleɪt/ (say skopyuhlayt), / lət/ (say luht) adjective broom shaped; brush like. {scopul(a) + ate1} …
scopulate — yələ̇t, yəˌlāt adjective Etymology: New Latin scopula + English ate : having scopulae; also : scopate … Useful english dictionary
scop|u|la — «SKOP yuh luh», noun, plural las or lae « lee». a small brushlike pad of stiff hairs on the tarsi of bees and spiders. ╂[< New Latin scopula < Latin scōpula; see etym. under scopulate (Cf. ↑scopulate)] … Useful english dictionary
scopula — [skäp′yoo lə] n. pl. scopulas or scopulae [skäp′yoolē΄] [ModL < L, broom twig, dim. of scopa, thin branch, shoot, akin to scapus, stalk: see SHAFT] Zool. a brushlike tuft of hairs scopulate [skäp′yoolit] adj … English World dictionary
