See Also: scopula(medicine)
scopula(dictionary)

episcopal (oh) and scopula (iou)


episcopal (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin; Origin: episcopalis, from episcopus 'bishop']
relating to a bishop
::his episcopal duties

scopula (iou)



scopula noun. E19.
[Late Latin, dim. of scopa broom, besom.]
Chiefly Entomology. A small, dense tuft of hairs, esp. on the tarsus; a scopa.
scopulate adjective bearing a scopula E19.