Meaning

3 senses

  1. (informal)A crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus).

  2. (informal)A crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus).

  3. (Northern England)A great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus).

Origin

From crest + -ie.

From crest + -ie.

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Forms

plural: cresties
Singularcrestie
Pluralcresties

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
crescentcrestcrestfallencretaceouscretincrevasse

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