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cristated

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cris⋅tate

[kris-teyt]
–adjective
1. having a crest; crested.
2. forming a crest.
Also, cris⋅tat⋅ed.


Origin:
1655–65; < L cristātus, equiv. to crist(a) crista + -ātus -ate 1
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cris·tate   (krĭs'tāt')   
adj.  Having or forming a crest or crista.

[Latin cristātus, from crista, tuft; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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