cristate

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adjective

Having a crest; crested.

OriginLatin cristātus →
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Meanings

adjectivecristate (comparative more cristate, superlative most cristate)

comparative more cristate · superlative most cristate

  1. Having a crest; crested.

    Median carina strongly cristate on the prozone and on the metazone and with one deep transverse incision so that the prozone is only about one-third the length of the metazone, the incision inclined anterio-ventrad.

    1924, William Williams Henderson, A Taxonomic and Ecological Study of the Species of the Subfamily Oedipodinae (Orthoptera-Acrididae) Found in Utah, page 53

Origin

  1. Latincristātus
  2. Englishcristate

First attested in 1661; borrowed from Latin cristātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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Translations

French crêté, cristé
  • crêtéhaving a crest
  • cristéhaving a crest
Italian crestato
  • crestatohaving a crest
Spanish crestado
  • crestadohaving a crest
Cite this entry
APA

cristate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cristate

MLA

“cristate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cristate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cristate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cristate.

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