Arista
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈɹɪstə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Arista is a noun meaning (biology) One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes.
Meaning
(biology) One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes.
More Meanings
- (entomology) A bristle on the third segment of a fly's antenna.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- aristae
- aristas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include awn, aristamere, fibril, aristomere, arbuscle, bristle.
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