cere

3 definitions found

cere - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cere \Cere\, n. [L. cera wax: cf. F. cire.] (Zool.)
     The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of
     prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak.
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  Cere \Cere\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cered; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Cering.] [L. cerare, fr. cera wax: cf. F. cirer.]
     To wax; to cover or close with wax. --Wiseman.
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cere - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cere
      n 1: the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of
           some birds
      v 1: wrap up in a cerecloth; "cere a corpse"