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cere
(sîr)n. A fleshy or waxlike membrane at the base of the upper beak in certain birds, such as parrots, through which the nostrils open.
cered adj.
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cere
that portion of the base of the upper mandible of the bill in birds which is swollen and appears waxy.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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