arista
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- noun
- /əˈrɪstə/
- Specialized
- Arista 5.17.11 at 3:52 PM
Examples
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Great father who loves us and named us well Aquata Andrina Arista, Attina Adella, Alana
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"The worst is yet to come, '09 activity is down 70-75%," stated Carter Mathies of Arista Midstream Services LLC during his presentation at the Grand Junction, CO Chamber of Commerce last week.
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Boy and girl leaders of Arista.
Fiction book (1992) -
She feared that he would not have the energy to study, that he would not be inducted into Arista, the honor society, that he would not score high on his college boards, and the world of academic achievement—the springboard to professional success—would be lost to him forever.
Fiction book (1992) -
The insect's arista helped it sense the changes in the air around it.
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An important feature of this butterfly is the long arista on its antennae.
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When observing the plant under a microscope, the arista was clearly visible.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word arista comes from the Latin arista, which meant an 'awn' or 'beard' on a grain, a small, stiff hair. Think of a tiny 'bristle' on a barley seed, and you can see why the insect arista is the thin, stiff bristle on its antenna.