Main Entry: crest

Pronunciation: \ˈkrest\

Function: noun

1 : a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird
2 : a process or prominence on a part of an animal body: as

[crest illustration]

a : the upper curve or ridge of the neck of a quadruped (as a horse) ; also : the mane borne on such a crest b : a ridge especially on a bone <the crest of the tibia>—see frontal crest, occipital crest