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hermit

[hur-mit] / ˈhɜr mɪt /


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Wildlife enthusiast Fred, who had just turned six at the time of filming in the summer and autumn of 2024, enjoyed spotting scorpions, snakes, monkeys, monitor lizards, eagles, hermit crabs, geckos and flying lemurs.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

Much less familiar is Guglielmo of Malavalle, a twelfth century hermit venerated by the Augustinians for defeating a dragon using a simple wooden staff shaped like a pitchfork.

From Science Daily Feb. 2, 2026

And there's a deep-sea hermit crab, living not inside a shell, but a sea star the team can't immediately identify.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

The West Hollywood City Council this week passed an ordinance prohibiting the sale of rabbits, amphibians, arachnids, birds, fish, reptiles and hermit crabs beginning on May 1, 2026.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2025

For the next years, I was the nearest thing to a hermit in the Norfolk Prison Colony.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

There are no desert hermits in our tradition, only moms and dads tending home fires.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2025

“I can’t imagine turning into hermits and not enjoying making music,” Debbie Johnson said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2023

Moreover, each of these schools of thought and even the more minor traditions formed a common frame of reference within which Chinese rulers, philosophers, scribes, and even hermits expressed their own views.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

Big Sur has inspired poets and artists, lured homesteaders, hermits and hippies, and drawn millions of tourists each year.

From New York Times Feb. 4, 2023

As a matter of fact, nearly all hermits seemed to be called Nacien in those days.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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