"cere" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɪɚ/ Forms: ceres [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English sere, from Old French cire, from Latin cera (“wax, cere”), or via Latin cero (“I smear or coat with wax”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sere}} Middle English sere, {{der|en|fro|cire}} Old French cire, {{der|en|la|cera||wax, cere}} Latin cera (“wax, cere”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cere (plural ceres)
  1. (ornithology) A fleshy, waxy area at the base of the upper beak in certain birds. Categories (topical): Ornithology Synonyms: sere [obsolete, possibly] Derived forms: cerecloth, cereless Translations (cere): ozobí [neuter] (Czech), vahanokka (Finnish), 蝋膜 (rōmaku) (alt: ろうまく) (Japanese), woskówka [feminine] (Polish), cèir [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), cwyrbilen [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-cere-en-noun-HAJ4WdXv Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology

Verb

IPA: /sɪɚ/ Forms: ceres [present, singular, third-person], cering [participle, present], cered [participle, past], cered [past]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English sere, from Old French cire, from Latin cera (“wax, cere”), or via Latin cero (“I smear or coat with wax”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sere}} Middle English sere, {{der|en|fro|cire}} Old French cire, {{der|en|la|cera||wax, cere}} Latin cera (“wax, cere”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} cere (third-person singular simple present ceres, present participle cering, simple past and past participle cered)
  1. (transitive) To wax; to cover or close with wax. Tags: transitive Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-cere-en-verb-mOaJPwqF Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 39 61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 69 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 26 74

Inflected forms

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