crested

Examples

• All

• Atop one particularly crested hill, I stopped to stretch out and practice my hedger forms, entertaining the huge, cloudy sky.

  Fiction book (1990)

• We have a crested gecko for you that has very cool hairs on it.

  TED-Ed

• This is some kind of dry land grass, like a crested wheat of some kind, and it's just beautiful.

• I was wondering if a rose crested grebe has been seen since the storm?

  Rare Birds (2001)

• It would please the President enormously if you could give him a scientific name for the great crested grebe.

  The Dogs of War (1980)

• The dawn chorus includes crested couas, paradise flycatchers, hook-billed vangas, and other exotic birds.

  Academic text (2008)

• The skylark walked along the ground easily and quickly, well balanced by its large hind claws, then bobbed its crested head and came up with a caterpillar in its beak.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The great crested grebe is known for its striking plumage during the breeding season.

• We spotted a beautiful crested gecko with vibrant colors climbing on the branch.

• The crested saguaro stands out with its unique shape, making it a popular sight in the desert.

Synonyms

C

crowned

vscrested

10 4.2

Something that has a crown or similar object on top

focuses on ridges or tufts rather than a rounded ring like top

T

tufted

vscrested

4 5.5

Having small bunches of hair or feathers on it

applies specifically to head ridges or tufts rather than anywhere on the body

P

pileated

vscrested

• Specialized

1 8.6

With a crest of feathers on the head like a woodpecker

is for animals or plants rather than only for birds

T

topknotted

vscrested

8.2

Having a small bunch of feathers or hair on top of the head

is used more widely for animals or plants not only for decorative head tufts

Compounds

S

sulphur-crested cockatoo

• Australian

1 8.7

A large white parrot with a bright yellow crest that makes loud calls in Australia and nearby islands

C

crested penguin

• New Zealand

1 5.2

A small penguin with bright yellow feathers above its eyes that lives on islands near Antarctica

G

great crested grebe

• UK

1 9.5

A large water bird with black ear tufts and fancy head feathers

C

crested screamer

• Specialized

1 9.9

A large South American bird with a feathery crest that lives in marshes

C

crested wheat grass

• Specialized

1 7.4

A grass from Eurasia that farmers grow for animal feed and to stop soil erosion

C

crested wheatgrass

• Specialized

1 5.7

A grass from Europe and Asia that farmers plant for animal feed and to stop soil erosion

C

crested cariama

• Specialized

1 9.9

A large long-legged bird from South America with a crest that runs on the ground

C

crested coral root

• Specialized

9.9

A small North American orchid with yellowish-brown flowers marked by dark veins, found from Arizona to the eastern United States

C

crested myna

• Philippine

9.9

A dark brown bird from southeast Asia with a tuft of feathers on its head that often lives in cities

C

crested swift

• Philippine

9.5

A small fast bird from Southeast Asia with an upright crest that nests in trees

F

fairway crested wheat grass

• Specialized

8.8

A grass from Europe and Asia grown on dry plains to feed animals and stop soil washing away

G

golden-crested kinglet

• UK

9.3

A very small European bird with a bright yellow crown patch edged in black

How Marked

plumed

2 6.7

crested

4 6.1

hooded

2 3.7

marked

73 2.7

plain

33 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology