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From scopul(a) (“dense tuft of hair”) + -iferous. By surface analysis, scopuli- + -ferous.
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From scopul(a) (“dense tuft of hair”) + -iferous. By surface analysis, scopuli- + -ferous.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.