a small tuft of dense hairs on the legs and chelicerae of some spiders
Derived forms
scopulate (ˈskɒpjʊˌleɪt, -lɪt)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from Late Latin: a broom-twig, from scōpa thin twigs
Examples of 'scopulae' in a sentence
scopulae
The former observations, that scopulae are used in prey capture, are largely overlooked.
Jonas O. Wolff, Wolfgang Nentwig, Stanislav N. Gorb 2013, 'The Great Silk Alternative: Multiple Co-Evolution of Web Loss and Sticky Hairs inSpiders', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0062682. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)