C / cērĭfĭco
verb hapax

cērĭfĭco

2nd PP cērĭfĭcāre · 3rd PP cērĭfĭcāvi · conj. 1st
cera - facio, lit.
to make wax;; to slime over; to prepare a slimy nest for eggs
to make wax; hence of the purple-fish, to slime over, to prepare a slimy nest for eggs, Plin. 9, 38, 62, § 133.