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cering

Variant of cere

noun

a waxy, often brightly colored, fleshy area at the base of the beak of some birds, as the parrot, eagle, hawk, etc.: it contains the nostrils

Origin: Fr cire < L cera, wax < Gr kēros

transitive verb cered, cering

to wrap in or as in a cerecloth

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