释义 |
‖ arista|əˈrɪstə| Pl. -æ. [L.] The awn or beard (in L. also the whole ear) of grain and grasses; hence used of similar bristle-like processes, as the fibrils which fringe the convex edge of a fish's gills, etc.
1691Ray Creation (1701) 81 The Aristæ or radii of a fish's gills. 1875Houghton Sk. Brit. Ins. 112 The basal joints of the arista. |