ceraladj.
/ˈsɪərəl/ 1. Pertaining to the cere n. of a bird's bill.
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cerigerous1856
cereless1862
tomial1866
cerous1869
paragnathous1872
sinuate1872
ceral1874
interramal1874
palaeognathous1933
prokinetic1960
rhynchokinetic1960
1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 605 Ceral longer than the ungual portion of the bill.
2. Relating to wax.
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cereous1601
ceraceous1768
waxy1799
wax1859
ceral1883
1883 S. Wainwright Sci. Sophisms ix. 181 Had Mr. Darwin lived two thousand years ago, his ceral experiments might have furnished a target for the shafts of Aristophanes.
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