hermie

English

Etymology

hermit + -ie

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)mi

Noun

hermie (plural hermies)

  1. (informal) hermit crab
    • 2011, Kelli A. Wilkins, Hermit Crabs For Dummies
      Your hermies need a second home to chill out in whenever they're sick or molting.
    • 2012, George Howe Colt, The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home
      [] she went right to work catching hermies in the millpond []

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