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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A dorsal or lateral outgrowth on the body of nudibranchs.
2. 2
   plural of CERA form-of, plural
3. 3
   one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   plural of Cera form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms

continuous erythropoietin receptor activator

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

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