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cere
1[ seer ]
noun
- a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
cere
2[ seer ]
verb (used with object)
- Archaic. to wrap in or as if in a cerecloth, especially a corpse.
- Obsolete. to wax.
cere
1/ ²õɪə /
noun
- a soft waxy swelling, containing the nostrils, at the base of the upper beak in such birds as the parrot
cere
2/ ²õɪə /
verb
- tr to wrap (a corpse) in a cerecloth
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- cered adjective
- ³¦±ð°ù±ðl±ð²õ²õ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of cere1
Origin of cere2
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of cere1
Origin of cere2
Example Sentences
Cooper’s cere date also fell on a Friday the 13th as well, but the actor wrote the date as the 14th in hopes of avoiding anything suspicious.
The broad-wing’s keen eyes are an intense vivid reddish-yellow and it’s sharp hooked bill is painted black but the upper bill or cere, is a vibrant yellow-orange.
There was gray in the black of his body and legs, and each of the eyes on his ugly, pin- cered head was milky white.
The cere, if you don't know, is a pale, soft mass of tissue at the base of the bill.
Bill short, thick, very strong, covered at the base by a cere; upper mandible sharply hooked; under mandible obtuse, curving upwards, and much shorter.
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