Home › Words › H › helmetcresthelmetcresthelmetcrest means any of various hummingbirds in the species Oxypogon.EtymologyFrom helmet + crest.nounAny of various hummingbirds in the species Oxypogon.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.helmetshrike 70% match — Any of a group of crested birds of the genus Prionops. vs helmetcrest →blossomcrown 63% match — Any hummingbird in the genus Anthocephala vs helmetcrest →crested 62% match — Having a crest, or ornamental tuft (on an animal) or plume (on a helmet). vs helmetcrest →jewelfront 61% match — A species of hummingbird, Gould's jewelfront (Heliodoxa aurescens). vs helmetcrest →metaltail 61% match — Any hummingbird of the genus Metallura vs helmetcrest →mountaingem 60% match — Any hummingbird in the genus Lampornis. vs helmetcrest →plumeleteer 59% match — Either of two hummingbird species in the genus Chalybura. vs helmetcrest →cimier 59% match — The crest of a helmet. vs helmetcrest →