Cere

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To wrap in or as if in cerecloth.
  • n. A fleshy or waxlike membrane at the base of the upper beak in certain birds, such as parrots, through which the nostrils open.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A waxy protuberance at the base of the upper beak in certain birds.
  • v. To wax; to cover or close with wax.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See beak.
  • v. To wax; to cover or close with wax.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Wax.
  • n. 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.
  • n. Also cera and ceroma.
  • To wax, or cover with wax, or with a cerecloth.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds
  • v. wrap up in a cerecloth
  • Verb Form
    cered    ceres    cering   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bill    nib    beak    pecker    neb    wrap    wrap up   
    Variant
    beak   
    Form
    cered    cering   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    wax   
    Same Context
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