Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crestie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crestie
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus).

Informal

noun

A crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus).

Informal

noun

A great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus).

Example Sentences

""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^([sic]) 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."

Etymology

From crest + -ie.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: crest

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

cresties (plural)

Questions

What does crestie mean?: A crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus).
Where does crestie come from?: From crest + -ie.

How to pronounce crestie

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