SCOPATE

Etymology

Adjective

scopate (comparative more scopate, superlative most scopate)

(zoology) Having the surface closely covered with hairs, like a brush.

Anagrams

• Capotes, capotes, toe caps, toecaps

Source: Wiktionary


Sco"pate, a. Etym: [L. scopae, scopa, a broom.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having the surface closely covered with hairs, like a brush.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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