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单词 cero
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cero

[ seer-oh ]
/ ˈsɪər oʊ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) ce·ro, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) ce·ros.

a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
any of various related fishes.

Origin of cero

1880–85, Americanism; alteration of sierra

Words nearby cero

CERN, Cernan, Cernăuţi, Cernuda, cernuous, cero, Ceroc, cerograph, cerography, ceroid lipofuscinosis, ceropegia

Definition for cero (2 of 2)

cero-

a combining form meaning “wax,” used in the formation of compound words: cerotype.
Also especially before a vowel, cer-.

Origin of cero-

<Greek kēro-, combining form of kērós wax
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Example sentences from the Web for cero

  • The American army carried the heights of Cero Gordo with much loss, but took many prisoners.

    The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
  • The word in the Italian text is not "carro" but "cero," which is obviously an error.

    Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects|Giorgio Vasari
  • I have met with the cero only along the Florida reefs and keys.

    Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others|James Alexander Henshall
  • Its cousin, the cero, is very similar in size and appearance, but has dark spots along its graceful sides.

    Favorite Fish and Fishing|James Alexander Henshall

British Dictionary definitions for cero (1 of 2)

cero
/ (ˈsɪərəʊ, ˈsɪrəʊ) /

noun plural -ro or -ros

a large spiny-finned food fish, Scomberomorus regalis, of warm American coastal regions of the Atlantic: family Scombridae (mackerels, tunnies, etc)
any similar or related fish

Word Origin for cero

C19: from Spanish: saw, sawfish, altered spelling of sierra

British Dictionary definitions for cero (2 of 2)

cero-

combining form

indicating the use of waxceroplastic

Word Origin for cero-

from Greek kēros wax
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