arista

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/əˈɹɪstə/

noun

One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes.

OriginNew Latin arista →
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Meanings

arista1

nounarista (plural aristae or aristas)

plural aristae · plural aristas

  1. biologyOne 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.

    1848, Thomas Mitchell, Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia […]
  2. biologyA 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.

    1915, O. A. Johannsen, William A. Riley, Handbook of Medical Entomology

Arista2

proper nounArista (plural Aristas)

plural Aristas

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. New Latinarista
  2. Englisharista

From New Latin arista. Doublet of arête.

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Translations

Catalan aresta
  • arestaone of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
Chinese Mandarin 芒刺, 芒
  • 芒刺 (máng cì)one of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
  • 芒 (máng)one of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
Czech osina
  • osinaone of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
Finnish vihne, arista
  • vihneone of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
  • aristaone of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
French jarres, barbe
  • jarresone of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
  • barbeone of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
German Granne, Ähre
  • Granneone of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
  • Ähreone of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
  • Fühlerborstea bristle on the third segment of a fly's antenna
Italian arista, resta
  • aristaone of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
  • restaone of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
Latvian akuots
  • akuotsone of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
Lithuanian akuotas
  • akuotasone of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
Portuguese arista
  • aristaone of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
Russian ость
  • ость (ostʹ)one of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
Slovak osť
  • osťone of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
Spanish arista, raspa
  • aristaone of the fibrils found on grains or fishes
  • raspaone of the fibrils found on grains or fishes

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Saritatarsia
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APA

arista. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arista

MLA

“arista.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arista. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arista,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arista.

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