Cepphus 
nonymouswith Colymbusor Urinator. Morlirin;/, 
1752. (ft) A genus of Alciilii- founded by I'. S. 
Pallas in 1769, now commonly called Vria; the 
black guillemots. There arc several species, inlial.it 
ing the North Atlantic, North Pacillc, ami Arctic ocean-. 
The common black guillemot is C. <inill, ; the pigi 
guillemot is C. fiilitmtja ; the sooty guillemot is C. rartitt. 
(,'t) A genus of altricial grallatorial birds, the 
umbrettes: now calleil X/-<>/><ts. ./. H'mjlir, 1827. 
cera(se'ra), . [L., wax: see cere.] Same as << . 
cera-. See rcrato-. 
Cerabranchia (ser-a-brang'ki-ii), >i. i>l. Same 
as Ceratobranckia. 
ceraceOUS (se-ra'shius), . [< NL. eeraecii*. < 
L. cera, wax: see cere.] In6<.,waxy: applied 
to bodies which have the texture and color of 
new wax, as the pollen-masses of many orchids. 
ceragO (se-ra'go), n. [NL., < L. rrru. wax. I 
Bee-bread, a substance consist ing chiefly of 
the pollen of flowers, used by bees as food. 
cerain (se'ra-in), N. [< L. cera, wax, + -in-. Cf. 
<<)('.] That portion of beeswax which is spar- 
ingly soluble in alcohol and is not saponified 
by potash. 
ceral (se'ral), . [< r.cra + -nl ] In ormtlt., of 
or pertaining to the cere. ('ones. 
cerambycid (se-ram'bi-sid), . A beetle of the 
family I'l-rniiihi/riilir. 
Cerambycidas (ser-am-bis'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
Ceriiin/11/.i- (-lii/c-) + -idle.] A family of phy- 
tophagous Coleoptern, with antennse having a 
diffused sensitive surface, the tarsi generally di- 
lated and spongy beneath, the submentum not 
pedunculate, the antennas usually long or great- 
ly developed, frequently inserted upon frontal 
prominences, the front often vertical, large and 
quadrate, and the tibial spurs distinct. 
CerambycinaB (se-ram-bi-si'ne), n. pi. [NL., 
< Ccrambyj; (-bye-) + -inas.~\ The typical sub- 
family of Cerambycidas, in which the prothorax 
is not margined, the palpi are not acutely 
pointed, and the fore tibise arc without grooves 
on the inner side. 
cerambycine (se-ram'bi-sin), a. Of or per- 
taining to the Cerambycina; or Ccrambycidce. 
Cerambycini (se-ram-bi-si'ni), n. pi. [NL., < 
(.'crambyjc (-bye-) 
+ -int.] In La- 
treille's system of 
classification, a 
prime division of 
longicorn beetles, 
approximately 
equivalent to the 
modern family 
Cerambycida;. 
Cerambyx (se- 
ram'biks), i. 
[NL., < Gr. nepd/1- 
5i>f, a kind of 
horned beetle, 
perhaps < Kapafipc., 
a beetle, with 
simulation of K- 
paf, horn.] A ge- 
nus of longicorn 
beetles, typical of 
the family Ceram- 
bycida!, formerly -'>- (c^^ *,.,. 
of great extent, 
but now restricted to the typical musk-beetles. 
ceramla, . Plural of eeramium, 2. 
Ceramiaceee (se-ra-mi-a'se-e), n. pi. [NL., < 
Ceramium + -ace<e.] The'rose-tangles consid- 
ered as a natural order: same as Ceramiece. 
ceramic, keramic (se-, ke-ram'ik), a. [= F. 
ccramique = Sp. cerdmico = Pg. It. ceramico, < 
NL. eeramicus, < Gr. nepautK6f, < Kepaftof, potters' 
clay, a piece of pottery, jar. etc.] Of or belong- 
ing to pottery or to the fictile arts ; pertaining to 
the manufacture of porcelain, stoneware, earth- 
enware, and terra-cotta: as, ceramic decoration. 
ceramics, keramics (se-, ke-ram'iks), n. [PI. 
of ceramic, keramic: see -ics.] The fictile arts 
collectively ; the art or industry of making jars, 
vases, etc., from clay which is molded and 
baked; also, collectively, the things so made. 
See ceramic. 
ceramidium (ser-a-mid'i-um), n. ; pi. ceramidia 
(-ii). [NL., < Gr'. Kcpa/tidiov, dim. of tcepa/jic, a 
vase, a tile, < Kcpa/ioc, potters' clay, pottery: see 
ceramic.] In bot., an ovate or urn-shaped con- 
ceptacle found in certain alga?, having an apical 
pore and containing a tuft of pear-shaped spores 
arising from the base. Harvey. 
Ceramleae (ser-a-mi'e-e,) n. pi. [NL., < Cera- 
iniiiin + -ccc.] A suborder of seaweeds or alga?, 
consisting of thread-like jointed plants of a 
893 
red or brown-red hue; the rose-tangles. The 
spores are in masses surrounded by a gelatinous 
envelop. Also, classed as an order. Ci-fiimiin-i-ir. 
ceramioid (se-ram'i-oid), a. [< Cernmium + 
-niil. J Having the character or appearance of 
algil' of the suborder I'irii/iiii-ir. 
ceramist (ser'a-inist), ii. [< ccrani-ie + -int.] 
A person devoted to the ceramic art, whether 
as a manufacturer, a designer and decorator. 
or as a student or connoisseur. 
Ceramium (se-ra'mi-um), . [NL. (so called 
from the incurved tips of the forked filaments, 
which resemble the handles of a pitcher), < r. 
kijii'minv, a jar or pitcher, dim. of xl/xi/ior, pot- 
ters' clay, pottery, a jar.] 1. A large genus 
of delicate red algte, typical of the suborder 
('< i-iiniifir. The plant consists of branching tllamcnt- 
each having a single row of cells ami a cortical band at 
the nodes. The tips of the filament.- arc incurved. In 
Mini-' -pceie-, a.s the coin Hum f '>>! mi i/m ,">,,,,<, the cor- 
tical layer extends throughout. 
2. [1. c.; pi. ceramia (-a).] An ancient liquid 
measure. In Egypt under the Ptolemies it was cc|tial 
to the iirtab. or :).4 liters ; later, to the cube of a Roman 
cubit, or ss,i> liters. In Greece the name was used for 
the Koman amphora. 
ceramographic (ser''a-mo-graf'ik), a. [< n-rn- 
inf/mi>!iy T -ic ; = F. cerainograithique = Sp. 
OtfUntoyraJico.] Pertaining to ceramography. 
ceramography (ser-a-mog'ra-fi), . [= F. ce- 
i'<tttifif/i'(i[ihie, < Gr. Ktfiafwg, pottery, + -ypatyia, 
< yp&teet, write.] 1. The study of ceramics; a 
description of ceramic ware, as of porcelain or 
terra-cotta. 2. Decoration of fictile ware, as 
pottery, porcelain, etc. 
Painting, or rather colouring, as it would be more prop 
erly described in its earliest phase, in which it was entirely 
subservient to architecture and cerantoyraphy, is said to 
have been first elevated to an art by Cleanthes of Corinth. 
Encyc. Brit., II. 353. 
There is no progress and no promise in Cyprian cera- 
nuxjraphy; it would seem to have mechanically repro- 
duced the same patterns, century after century. 
E4.iiibu.ryh Rev., CIJS.III. 227. 
Ceraphron (ser'a-fron), . [NL., said to be < 
Gr. Kepac, a horn (antenna), + afpuv, senseless, 
< a- priv. + <t>f>>fv, mind.] A genus of pupivo- 
rous hymenopterous insects, of the family Proc- 
totrypidoj, of minute size and parasitic habits. 
Some of them prey on injurious insects. C. purilltts lives 
on the lame of bark-boring beetles. It is calculated that 
not more than one in ten escapes these enemies. C. earpen- 
tori deposits its eggs in female plant-lice. About 60 spe- 
cies are described. 
Ceraphroninae (ser'a-fro-ni'ne), . pi. [NL., 
< Ceraphron + -iiue.]' A subfamily of Procto- 
trypida, typified by the genus Ceraphron, and 
characterized by the two-spurred front tibise. 
Cerapus (ser'a-pus), n. [NL., < Gr. aepac, horn, 
+ Trof'f = E. foot.] A genus of amphipod crusta- 
ceans which live in a tube, like the caddis-worms 
among insects; the caddis-shrimps. They belong 
to the family CoroplMda. C. tnbularis is a species which 
is found among sertularians on the Atlantic coast of the 
United States. 
cerargyrite (se-rar'ji-rit), n. [< Gr. nepac, hom, 
+ ap-)vpiT>K, of silver, < apyvpof, silver.] Na- 
tive silver chlorid, a mineral occurring crystal- 
lized in cubes, also more commonly massive. 
It looks a little like wax, and is so sectile that it may )>e 
cut with a knife ; hence it is called horn-silver. The color 
is nearly white when fresh, but on exposure to the light 
it darkens and becomes brown. It is an important ore of 
silver. Also written kerargyrite. 
ceras (ser'as), n. ; pi. cerata (-a-tii). [NL., < 
Gr. Kfpac, a horn, akin to L. cdrnu = E. horn, 
and the source of carat : see horn, carat, cerato-, 
etc.] In zool., a horn, or a horn-like part, pro- 
cess, or organ; specifically, one of the dorsal 
papilla? or false gills of a pygobranchiate or 
notobranchiate mollusk, as a sea-slug. 
These diverticula extend usually one into each of the 
dorsal papilla) or cerata when these are present. 
E. R. Lankexttr, Encyc. Brit., XVI. 659. 
cerasin (ser'a-sin), n. [= F. ce'rasine = Sp. ce- 
rasina, < NL". cerasina, < L. cerastis, a cherry- 
tree: see Cerasus, cherry 1 .] A kind of gum 
which exudes from cherry-trees andplum-trees. 
It is distinguished from gum arable by being 
insoluble in cold water. 
cerasine (ser'a-sin), a. [< Gr. atpac, horn, + 
-jnei.] In mineral., horny; corneous. Often 
kerasine. 
cerasinous (se-ras'i-nus), a. [< L. cerasinus, < 
Gr. *K(pdaivos , pertaining to the cherry, < nepaatK;, 
cherry: see Cerastis, cherry 1 .] 1. Pertaining 
to or containing cerasin. 2. Cherry-colored; 
deep-red. [Rare.] 
cerasite (ser'a-sit), n. [< L. cerasus, a cherry- 
tree, + 4fA] A cherry-like petrifaction. 
cerastes (se-ras'tez), n. [= F. ceraste = Sp. 
cerasta, ceraste, cerastes = Pg. It. cerasta, < L. 
ceratiid 
'x, < <ir. M/Minn/i;, a horned serpent, prop, 
adj., horned, < n?/>ac, horn: see e.crus, cerato-.] 
1. Some horned viper. 
Ceraxfi-x Imni'il, hydrus. ami clojw iln-ar. 
Milt*.,,. I', i.., \. 525. 
2. [cap.] [NL. (Lnurcnli, 17GH).] A genus of 
very venomous African and Indian serpents. 
Horned Viper (Ctrastti vifrra of ha 
the horned vipers, of the suborder >'<>// imi/lypha 
and family l'ii>eriitir, having a horn over each 
eye, and the tail distinct from the body. <'. n- 
pera or liiinsi'li/iiisti is the horned viper of north- 
ern Africa, a species known to the ancients. 
Cerastium (se-ras'ti-um), n. [NL. (so called 
from the horn-shaped capsules of many of the 
species), < Gr. itfpac, a horn.] A genus of plants, 
natural order CaryophylUicea;, consisting of pu- 
bescent herbs with small leaves and white flow- 
ers, the petals bifid, and the cylindrical capsules 
Branch of Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium nutans}, with flower 
an<i dehiscent capsule on larger scale. ( From Gray's " Genera of the 
Plants of the United States/T 
often curved, opening regularly by twice as 
many teeth as there are styles. The species, known 
as mmisf-eae chickweed and field -chickweed, are numerous 
and widely distributed, but are of no economic value. A 
few are cultivated for ornament, and several are very com- 
mon weeds In all temperate and cool regions. 
Cerasus (ser'a-sus), n. [NL., < L. cerasus, < Gr. 
Kepaaoc, the cherry-tree: see cherry 1 .] A for- 
mer genus of trees, natural order Rosacece, now 
considered a section of the genus Primus. See 
cherry 1 . 
cerata. Plural of cera*. 
cerate^ (se'rat), a. and . [< L. ceratus. pp. of 
cerare, wax, < cera, wax: see cere.] I. a. In 
ornith., cered; having a cere. 
II. n. [< L. eeratum, prop. neut. of ceratvs, 
pp.] A thick ointment composed of wax, lard, 
or oil, with other ingredients, applied external- 
ly for various medical purposes simple cerate. 
Same as erratum. Turner's cerate, cerate composed 
of prepared calamin, yellow wax, and olive-oil. 
cerate' 2 (ser'at), . [< Gr. nfpas (ncpar-), horn : 
see cero.8.] Chlorid of silver ; horn-silver. See 
cerargyrite. Also kerate. 
cerated (se'ra-ted), a. [< L. ceratus, pp. of 
cerare, cover with wax : see cerate 1 .] Covered 
with wax. 
ceratheca (ser-a-the'kii), n. [NL.] Same as 
ceratotheca. 
ceratia, . Plural of ceratiwn, 1. 
OeratiaceSB (se-ra-ti-a'se-e), n. pi. [NL., < 
Ceratium + -acta?.] A division of Myxomycetes, 
containing those which have the plasmodium 
fused and exosporous. Van Tieghem. 
ceratiaceous (se-ra-ti-a'shius), a. Of or per- 
taining to the Ccratiacete. 
Ceratias (se-ra'ti-as), n. [NL. (Kroyer, 1845), 
< L. ceratias, < Gr. upOTWr, < /paf (xf/wr-), a 
horn.] A genus of pediculate fishes, typical of 
the family Ceratiidte. 
ceratiid (se-ra'ti-id), a. and . I. a. Of or 
pertaining to the Ceratiidce. 
II. n. A fish of the family Ceratiidai. 
