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noun Ornithology.
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
Origin:
1480–90; earlier sere, spelling variant of *cere < Medieval Latin cēra literally, wax < Latin
1480–90; earlier sere, spelling variant of *cere < Medieval Latin cēra literally, wax < Latin
Related forms
cered, adjective
cere·less, adjective
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Cere
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Cer.E.
Ceramic Engineer.
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Word Origin & History
cere
1486, from Fr. cire "wax" (12c.), from L. cera "wax."
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