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arista (s), aristae (pl)
1. Awn; a long-pointed process as in many grasses.
2. An awn or bristle; such as, in the beard of barley.
3. A slender bristle as on the terminal joint of the antennae of some insects; such as, the bristly structure near or at the tip of the antenna of many two-winged flies.
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