Crestie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Crestie is a noun meaning (informal) A crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus).
Meaning
(informal) A crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus).
More Meanings
- (informal) A crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus).
- (Northern England, birdwatching) A great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus).
Example Sentences
A female crestie lays an average of 6 to 10 clutches during the breading season which lasts about 8 months.
Cresties grow to be around 8 inches (20 centimeters) long, with their tails accounting for almost half of that body length.
"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.
Word Forms
- cresties
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crested, crestedness, crestule, crevis, comb, crest.
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