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crestie

noun

Etymology

From crest + -ie.

  1. derived from crista
  2. derived from *cresta✻
  3. inherited from cræsta — “crest, tuft, plume”
  4. derived from creste
  5. inherited from creste
  6. suffixed as crestie — “crest + ie”

Definitions

  1. A crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus).

    • "Cresteds," or "cresties," as they are commonly called, are docile in nature and relatively calm and easy to handle as pets.
    • More recently, crested geckos have become the "It" reptile pet. […] Corn snakes are popular to this day, and I have no reason to think that cresties will not continue in popular favor.
    • A female crestie lays an average of 6 to 10 clutches during the breading season which lasts about 8 months.

  2. A crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus).

  3. A great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA