scape
From ZooTerms (Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology)
scape also scapus (noun; Latin scapus, shaft): 1. A stem or shaft.
2. (Arthropoda: Chelicerata) A structure associated with the epigynum of some female Arachnida, partially covering the vulva.
3. (Arthropoda: Insecta) The first or basal segment of an antenna; in Diptera, the two basal segments of the antenna.
4. (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) a. In Alcyonaria, the main stem of Pennatulacea. b. In Actinaria, the lower thick-walled region of the column.
