What is the soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak called?
cere — The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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