Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arista

/əˈɹɪstə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: arista
IPA: /əˈɹɪstə/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes.

noun

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

name

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."

Etymology

From New Latin arista. Doublet of arête.

Word Breakdown

Root: arista

Inflected Forms

aristae (plural) aristas (plural)

Derived Forms

aristaless aristomere

Frequently Paired Words

awn

Rhymes With

vista krista christa sandinista calista batiste baptista crista altavista basista

Questions

How do you pronounce arista?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɹɪstə/.
What does arista mean?: One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes.
Where does arista come from?: From New Latin arista. Doublet of arête.

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