Scopula Definition
skŏpyə-lə
scopula
noun
A brushlike tuft of hairs.
Webster's New World
A ciliated structure by which certain protozoans attach to a surface.
American Heritage Medicine
Origin of Scopula
Latin scōpula small brush of twigs diminutive of scōpae branches, broom
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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