\Scop"u*la\, n.; pl. E. {Scopulas}, L. {Scopul[ae]}. [L.
scopulae, pl. a little broom.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A peculiar brushlike organ found on the foot of spiders
    and used in the construction of the web.
(b) A special tuft of hairs on the leg of a bee.