Arista

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A bristlelike part or appendage, such as the awn of grains and grasses or the process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. the fibrils found on grains or fishes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An awn.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In botany, an awn (which see).
  • n. In zoology, an awn or tactile filament at the end of the antenna of an insect, as in some Diptera.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    process    appendage    outgrowth   
    Variant
    aristae   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    awn   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Christa    Crista    Krista    Vista    batiste    crista    vista