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||Cer"cus (?), n.; pl.
Cerci (&?;). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; tail.]
(Zoöl.) See Cercopod.

Cere (?), n. [L. cera wax:
cf. F. cire.] (Zoöl.) The soft naked
sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and
some other birds. See Beak.

Cere, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Cered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Cering.] [L. cerare, fr. cera wax: cf. F.
cirer.] To wax; to cover or close with wax.
Wiseman.

Ce"re*al (?), a. [L.
Cerealis pert. to Ceres, and hence, to agriculture. See
Ceres.] Of or pertaining to the grasses which are
cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.),
or to their seeds or grain.

Ce"re*al n. Any grass
cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually
in the plural.

||Ce`re*a"li*a (?), n. pl. [L.


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