ARISTA

arista

(noun) bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

arista (plural aristae or aristas)

(biology) One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes.

(entomology) A bristle on the third segment of a fly's antenna.

Anagrams

• Aritas, Ataris, Atiras, Sarita, aartis, ataris, raitas, riatas, tairas, tarais, tarsia, tiaras

Proper noun

Arista (plural Aristas)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Arista is the 20239th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1315 individuals. Arista is most common among Hispanic/Latino (87.83%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Aritas, Ataris, Atiras, Sarita, aartis, ataris, raitas, riatas, tairas, tarais, tarsia, tiaras

Source: Wiktionary


A*ris"ta, n. Etym: [L.] (Bot.)

Definition: An awn. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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