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English Dictionary: cerite by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cerite \Ce"rite\, n. [Gr. [?] horn.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A gastropod shell belonging to the family {Cerithi[8b]d[91]};
      -- so called from its hornlike form.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cerite \Ce"rite\, n. [From {Cherium}.] (Min.)
      A mineral of a brownish of cherry-red color, commonly
      massive. It is a hydrous silicate of cerium and allied
      metals.
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