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An Australasian crested grebe, also known as a pūteketeke bird.
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2023
Smolts are picked off by birds like double crested cormorants and caspian terns.
—oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023
The team took creative liberties, too, of course, including adding an expanding, rattling frill for the crested predator dilophosaurus, which devours a hapless Wayne Knight.
—Asher Elbein, Vulture, 11 July 2023
Hawaii’s chain of volcanic islands, which host more endangered species than any other state, are home to some notable endangered species, including the Hawaiian petrel, also called the ʻuaʻu, and the crested honeycreeper, or 'Ākohekohe.
—Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
In Britain, the great crested grebe was driven to near extinction, hunted for its head feathers, which stand out like a halo when breeding.
—Mary Jo Dilonardo, Treehugger, 25 May 2023
Bailey explains that certain birds, like wrens, tree swallows, and great crested flycatchers, will nest in gourds.
—Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
The northern crested caracara.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 3 June 2020
Best Tucson hikes:Where to see waterfalls, mountains and a rare crested saguaro cactus Sedona: Angel Falls The tall red mesas and buttes of Sedona seem designed with waterfalls in mind.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2023
Smolts are picked off by birds like double crested cormorants and caspian terns.
—oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023
The team took creative liberties, too, of course, including adding an expanding, rattling frill for the crested predator dilophosaurus, which devours a hapless Wayne Knight.
—Asher Elbein, Vulture, 11 July 2023
Hawaii’s chain of volcanic islands, which host more endangered species than any other state, are home to some notable endangered species, including the Hawaiian petrel, also called the ʻuaʻu, and the crested honeycreeper, or 'Ākohekohe.
—Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
In Britain, the great crested grebe was driven to near extinction, hunted for its head feathers, which stand out like a halo when breeding.
—Mary Jo Dilonardo, Treehugger, 25 May 2023
Bailey explains that certain birds, like wrens, tree swallows, and great crested flycatchers, will nest in gourds.
—Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
The northern crested caracara.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 3 June 2020
Best Tucson hikes:Where to see waterfalls, mountains and a rare crested saguaro cactus Sedona: Angel Falls The tall red mesas and buttes of Sedona seem designed with waterfalls in mind.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Crested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crested. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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