"crestie" meaning in English

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          "ref": "[2017 December 12, Kimberly Kay Lucas, “Crested Gecko Care And Information”, in Reptiles Magazine, archived from the original on 2022-11-30:",
          "text": "\"Cresteds,\" or \"cresties,\" as they are commonly called, are docile in nature and relatively calm and easy to handle as pets.",
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          "ref": "2020 September 12, Kevin N., “How to Breed Crested Geckos?”, in My Crested Gecko, archived from the original on 2022-07-06:",
          "text": "A female crestie lays an average of 6 to 10 clutches during the breading season which lasts about 8 months.",
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          "text": "Cresties grow to be around 8 inches (20 centimeters) long, with their tails accounting for almost half of that body length.",
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