crestie

English

Etymology

From crest +‎ -ie.

Noun

crestie (plural cresties)

1. (informal) The crested gecko, Rhacodactylus ciliatus.
   • [2017 December 12, Kimberly Kay Lucas, “Crested Gecko Care And Information”, in Reptiles Magazine‎^[1], archived from the original on 30 November 2022:

     "Cresteds," or "cresties," as they are commonly called, are docile in nature and relatively calm and easy to handle as pets.]

   • 2019 March 1, Owen Maercks, “Taking Care of Ball Pythons”, in Pet Business‎^[2], archived from the original on 2020-10-20:

     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.

   • 2020 September 12, Kevin N., “How to Breed Crested Geckos?”, in My Crested Gecko‎^[3], archived from the original on 2022-07-06:

     A female crestie lays an average of 6 to 10 clutches during the breading season which lasts about 8 months.

   • 2021 January 5, Mark Mancini, “The Cute Crested Gecko, Once Thought Extinct, Is Now Bred by the Thousands”, in HowStuffWorks‎^[4], archived from the original on 2022-06-29:

     Cresties grow to be around 8 inches (20 centimeters) long, with their tails accounting for almost half of that body length.

2. (informal) A crested tit.
3. (Northern England, birdwatching) the great crested grebe.

Anagrams

• cerites, receits, recites, tierces