Ceram
[see-ram; Portuguese se-rahn; Dutch sey-rahm]
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noun
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
Also called Serang.
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The species I have described is found in the neighbourhood of the island of Ceram.
In the Eastern SeasW.H.G. Kingston
It is abundant on fallen trunks and stumps in Ceram and Amboyna.
The Malay ArchipelagoAlfred Russell Wallace
Ceram is its chief seat, and there large forests of it are found.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable KingdomP. L. Simmonds
In all the central part of Ceram there new remains only one populous village in the mountains.
The Malay ArchipelagoAlfred Russell Wallace
We are able to divide this small archipelago into two well marked groups—that of Ceram, including also Bouru.
The Malay ArchipelagoAlfred Russell Wallace
Ceram
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