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 Definitions of Arista  [əˈrɪs tə]  

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Definition of 'Arista' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) arista
a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses.

2.  arista
a prominent bristle on the antenna of some dipterous insects.

Etymology:  (1685–95; < L: awn, beard or ear of grain)

Definition of 'Arista' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) arista
bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies
Definition of 'Arista' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Arista
an awn

'Arista' - Nearby Entries  

arisarum vulgare  arise  arishth  arista  aristarchus  aristarchus of samos  aristide maillol  



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