cerated

American

[seer-ey-tid] / ˈsɪər eɪ tɪd /

adjective

covered with wax.
Ornithology. cerate.

cerated British

/ ˈsɪəreɪtɪd /

adjective

(of certain birds, such as the falcon) having a cere

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Other Word Forms

uncerated

adjective

Etymology

Origin of cerated

1720–30; < Latin cērāt ( us ) waxed ( see cerate) + -ed ²

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