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cere en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /sɪɚ/

Etymology

From Middle English sere, from Old French cire, from Latin cēra (“wax, cere”), or via Latin cērō (“to smear or coat with wax”).

Meanings

1. A fleshy, waxy area at the base of the upper beak in certain birds.
   • The cere is the fleshy spot just above the beak where the nostrils, or nares, are located. In some species, like the parakeet, the cere is prominent; in others, the cere is covered by feathers. Both the cere and the nares should be clean[…] [2021, Nikki Moustaki, Parrots For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 182:

Forms

Deriveds

cereless · cerecloth

Translations (7)

gd cèir (cere) · pl woskówka (cere) · cy cwyrbilen (cere) · cs ozobí (cere) · fi vahanokka (cere) · mk восковица (cere) · ja 蝋膜 (cere)

cere en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /sɪɚ/

Etymology

From Middle English sere, from Old French cire, from Latin cēra (“wax, cere”), or via Latin cērō (“to smear or coat with wax”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To wax; to cover or close with wax.
   • a strong twisted Thread cered 1676, Richard Wiseman, Severall Chirurgicall Treatises, London: […] E. Flesher and J. Macock, for R[ichard] Royston […], and B[enjamin] Took, […], →OCLC:

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