A crested bird is a bird that has a crest on its head.
...crested hawks.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Crested objects have on them the crest of a noble family, a town, or an organization.
...crested china.
...crested writing paper.
crested in American English
(ˈkrɛstɪd)
adjective
having a crest
Examples of 'crested' in a sentence
crested
But building was held up while the protected great crested newts were moved.
The Sun (2014)
So far this winter only a few of these crested pink birds have been seen in Britain.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But reports of these pink, crested birds are getting fewer.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And the revamp could also affect a colony of great crested newts which live nearby, say planning officials.
The Sun (2011)
Great crested newts are common.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They are there to make sure that great crested newts don't get in a pickle on the way to their breeding ponds.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The great crested, along with our other native newts, has suffered a serious decline in recent years.
The Sun (2009)
It was worth the journey just to see 23 great crested newts crawl out of a grating, smiling and singing.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
All related terms of 'crested'
crest
The crest of a hill or a wave is the top of it.
crested tit
a small European songbird , Parus cristatus, that has a greyish-brown plumage with a prominent speckled black-and-white crest : family Paridae ( tits )
Chinese crested
a small dog of a Chinese breed having long slender legs and a hairless body with hair only on the feet, head, and tail
crested flycatcher
any of various tyrant flycatchers (esp. genus Myiarchus ) with a prominent crest
crested screamer
a goose-like aquatic bird, Chauna torquata , of the family Anhimidae of tropical and subtropical South America, having a crest on the back of its head: order Anseriformes ( ducks , geese , etc)
crested dog's-tail
a common wiry perennial grass, Cynosurus cristatus, of meadows and pasture
great crested grebe
a European grebe , Podiceps cristatus, having blackish ear tufts and, in the breeding season , a dark brown frill around the head
sulphur-crested cockatoo
a large Australian white parrot , Kakatoe galerita , with a yellow erectile crest
cargoose
a European grebe , Podiceps cristatus, having blackish ear tufts and, in the breeding season , a dark brown frill around the head
white cockatoo
a large Australian white parrot , Kakatoe galerita , with a yellow erectile crest