arista
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arista¹
- /əˈɹɪstə/
Where it comes from
From New Latin arista. Doublet of arête.
noun aristae · aristas
- One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes. A very distinct species. Habit of Brachystephium scapigerum D. C.: but that ought to have no aristae to the achenium: here the awns are very stout in proportion to the size of the capitulum.
- A bristle on the third segment of a fly's antenna. The eyes of the male are separated by a distance equal to one-fourth of the diameter of the head, in the female by one-third. The frontal stripe is black, the cheeks and margins of the orbits silvery-white. The antennæ are black, the arista feathered on the upper side only.
Arista²
proper noun Aristas
- A surname.
Translations
Talk about this word "arista." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arista. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. arista. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arista "arista." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arista.Cite this
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title = {arista},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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