Cere

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  • noun. A fleshy or waxlike membrane at the base of the upper beak in certain birds, such as parrots, through which the nostrils open.
  • transitive verb. To wrap in or as if in cerecloth.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To wax, or cover with wax, or with a cerecloth.
  • noun. Wax.
  • noun. In ornith.: Properly, a fleshy cutaneous or membranous, sometimes feathered, covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, as of all birds of prey and parrots: so called from its waxy appearance. A bare space about the base of the upper mandible, or a fleshy prominence in that situation, or a distinct part of the covering of the upper mandible, though of the same texture as the rest.
  • noun. Also cera and ceroma.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See beak.
  • transitive verb. To wax; to cover or close with wax.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A waxy protuberance at the base of the upper beak in certain birds.
  • verb. To wax; to cover or close with wax.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds
  • verb. wrap up in a cerecloth
  • Word Usage
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    Form
    cered  cering  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    beak  bill  neb  nib  pecker  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    wax  
    variant
    beak  
    verb-form
    cered  ceres  cering