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Noun: cere  sir [N. Amer], si-u(r) [Brit]
  1. The fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds
Verb: cere  sir [N. Amer], si-u(r) [Brit]
Usage: archaic
  1. Wrap up in a cerecloth
    "cere a corpse"

Sounds like: sear, sere, seer

Derived forms: cered, cering, ceres

Type of: beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker, wrap, wrap up

Encyclopedia: Cere

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Cercopidae
Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecus
Cercopithecus aethiops
Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus
Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus
Cercopithecus talapoin
Cercospora
Cercospora kopkei
Cercosporella
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cerebellar hemisphere
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