scopuliped

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scopuliped - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Scopuliped \Scop"u*li*ped\, n. [L. scopulae, pl., a little broom
     (fr. scopae a broom) + pes, pedis, foot.] (Zool.)
     Any species of bee which has on the hind legs a brush of
     hairs used for collecting pollen, as the hive bees and
     bumblebees.
     [1913 Webster]