📖 Definitions of "Scopula"
noun
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A dense tuft of hair, as on the legs of certain insects.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Scopula"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sarulenoun | (zoology) A broom-shaped sceptrule, ending with a tuft of small bristles, applied to sponge spicules. |
| hairnoun | (countable) A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals. |
| scutumnoun | (historical, Roman antiquity) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavily armed infantry of the Roman army. |
| brushnoun | An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair. |
| combnoun | A toothed implement: |
| postscutellumnoun | (zoology) The hindmost dorsal piece of a thoracic somite of an insect; the plate behind the scutellum. |
| scolexnoun | (zoology) The structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host. |
| scopidnoun | (zoology) Any member of the family Scopidae, the hammerkop, an African wading bird. |
| setulanoun | (zoology) A small, short hair or bristle; a small seta |
| scopelidnoun | (zoology) Any member of the obsolete family Scopelidae of deep-sea fish, most of which are now considered to belong to the Myctophidae. |
| mesoscutumnoun | (zoology) The scutum or dorsal plate of the middle thoracic segment of an insect. |
| scutenoun | (zoology) A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodiles. |
| cercopodnoun | (zoology) cercus. |
| squamanoun | (medicine) A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium. |
| armillanoun | (mycology) The frill of the stipe of agarics left attached on the expansion of the pileus, initially forming a covering of the hymenium. |
| scutnoun | A short, erect tail, as of a hare, rabbit, or deer. |
| paraglossanoun | (entomology) One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua of certain insects. |
| unguiculusnoun | A diminutive claw or similar appendage at the end of an insect's foot. |
| scutellationnoun | (zoology) Collectively, the covering or arrangement of scales or scutella, such as on a reptile, or the legs and feet of a bird |
| stalknoun | The stem or main axis of a plant. |
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