cere vs neb

cere and neb both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cere	Yes	No	Yes	No
neb	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, neb is a hypernym of cere; that is, neb is a word with a broader meaning than cere:

Other hypernyms of cere include beak, bill, nib, pecker.

cere (noun)	neb (noun)
the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds	horny projecting mouth of a bird
	a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose

cere (verb)	neb (verb)
wrap up in a cerecloth