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[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun cere has 1 senses

   cere(n = noun.animal) - the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds;
is a kind of
beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker


Verb cere has 1 senses

   cere(v = verb.contact) - wrap up in a cerecloth; "cere a corpse"
is one way to
wrap, wrap up
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody


[CIDE DICTIONARY]

cere, n. [L. cera wax: cf. F. cire.].

   The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak. [1913 Webster]


cere, v. t. [L. cerare, fr. cera wax: cf. F. cirer.].

   To wax; to cover or close with wax. Wiseman. [1913 Webster]


[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

cere, n. a waxy fleshy covering at the base of the upper beak in some birds.

Etymology:
L cera wax