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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 tarsi (lower parts of the legs) of bees and spiders.
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