Part 1756

<hw>Cer"co*pod</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ tail + <ets>-pod</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the jointed antenniform appendage of the posterior somites of cartain insects.</def>

<i>Packard.</i>

<h1>Cercus</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Cer"cus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Cerci</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Cercopod</er>.</def>

<h1>Cere</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Cere</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cera</ets> wax: cf. F. <ets>cire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See <er>Beak</er>.</def>

<h1>Cere</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Cere</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Cered</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Cering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>cerare</ets>, fr. <ets>cera</ets> wax: cf. F. <ets>cirer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To wax; to cover or close with wax.</def>

<i>Wiseman.</i>

<h1>Cereal</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Ce"re*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Cerealis</ets> pert. to Ceres, and hence, to agriculture. See <er>Ceres</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain.</def>

<h1>Cereal</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Ce"re*al</hw> <tt>n.</tt> <def>Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural.</def>

<h1>Cerealia</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Ce`re*a"li*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[L. See <er>Cereal</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>Public festivals in honor of Ceres.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The cereals.</def>

<i>Crabb.</i>

<h1>Cerealin</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Ce"re*a*lin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid.</def>

<i>Watts.</i>

<h1>Cerebel</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Cer"e*bel</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The cerebellum.</def>

<i>Derham.</i>

<h1>Cerebellar, Cerebellous</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw><hw>Cer`e*bel"lar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Cer`e*bel"lous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the cerebellum.</def>

<h1>Cerebellum</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Cer`e*bel"lum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. E. <plw>Cerebellums</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, L. <plw>Cerebella</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L., dim. of <ets>cerebrum</ets> brain.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the medulla; the little brain. It controls combined muscular action. See <er>Brain</er>.</def>