Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Cerite
Ce′rite (sē′rīt), n. [Gr. κέρας horn.] (Zoöl.) A gastropod shell belonging to the family Cerithiïdæ; — so called from its hornlike form.
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.