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helmetcrest

noun

Etymology

From helmet + crest.

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

Definitions

  1. Any of various hummingbirds in the species Oxypogon.

The neighborhood

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