cerated

[ seer-ey-tid ]

adjective
  1. covered with wax.

  2. Ornithology. cerate (def. 2).

Origin of cerated

1
1720–30; <Latin cērāt(us) waxed (see cerate) + -ed2

Other words from cerated

  • un·ce·rat·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cerated

cerated

/ (ˈsɪəreɪtɪd) /


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

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