Scopas

[ skoh-puh s ]
/ ˈskoʊ pəs /

noun

flourished 4th century b.c., Greek sculptor and architect.

Definition for scopas (2 of 2)

scopa
[ skoh-puh ]
/ ˈskoʊ pə /

noun, plural sco·pae [skoh-pee] /ˈskoʊ pi/, sco·pas.

pollen brush.

Origin of scopa

1795–1805; < Latin scōpae (plural, singular scopa rare) twigs, shoots

OTHER WORDS FROM scopa

sco·pate [skoh-peyt] /ˈskoʊ peɪt/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for scopas (1 of 3)

Scopas
/ (ˈskəʊpəs) /

noun

4th century bc, Greek sculptor and architect

British Dictionary definitions for scopas (2 of 3)

scopa
/ (ˈskəʊpə) /

noun plural -pae (-ˌpiː)

a tuft of hairs on the abdomen or hind legs of bees, used for collecting pollen

Word Origin for scopa

C19: from Latin, used only in pl scopae twigs, brush

British Dictionary definitions for scopas (3 of 3)

SCOPA
/ (ˈskəʊpə) /

n acronym for (in South Africa)

Standing Committee on Public Accounts