Scopula
noun, plural scopulas, scopulae
[skop-yuh-lee] /ˈskɒp yəˌli/ (Show IPA). Zoology.
1.
a dense tuft of hairs, as on the feet of certain spiders.
noun (pl) -las, -lae (-ˌliː)
1.
a small tuft of dense hairs on the legs and chelicerae of some spiders
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