scopa (?sk??p?) n, pl -pae (-?pi?) (Zoology) a tuft of hairs on the abdomen or hind legs of bees, used for collecting pollen[C19: from Latin, used only in pl scopae twigs, brush]SCOPA (?sk??p?) (in South Africa) n acronym forStanding Committee on Public AccountsCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014