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单词 cere
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cere1  (sēr),USA pronunciation n. [Ornith.]
  1. Birdsa fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, esp. a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
  • Latin
  • Medieval Latin cēra literally, wax
  • earlier sere, spelling, spelled variant of *cere 1480–90
cered, adj. 
cere′less, adj. 

cere2  (sēr),USA pronunciation v.t., cered, cer•ing. 
  1. [Archaic.]to wrap in or as if in a cerecloth, esp. a corpse.
  2. [Obs.]to wax.
  • Latin cērāre to wax, verb, verbal derivative of cēra wax
  • late Middle English ceren 1375–1425

Cer.E., 
  1. Ceramic Engineer.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cere /sɪə/ n
  1. a soft waxy swelling, containing the nostrils, at the base of the upper beak in such birds as the parrot
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French cire wax, from Latin cēra
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