CERITE

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A gastropod shell belonging to the family Cerithiïdæ; -- so called from its hornlike form.

2.
n.

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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