crista

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crista (noun; plural cristae; Latin crista, crest): 1. A ridge or crest

See also: cristae. 2. (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) A long narrow strip with long hairs divided into sections by cells lacking hairs in the statocysts; functioning to register movement and acceleration.