# arista

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈɹɪstə/ · frequency rank #65,698

## Definitions
1. One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes.
2. A bristle on the third segment of a fly's antenna.

## Etymology
From New Latin arista. Doublet of arête.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/arista