hermit : Idioms & Phrases

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augustinian hermits

  • noun a monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope
WordNet

Augustinian hermits or Austin friars

  • an order of friars established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.
Webster 1913

Hermit crab

  • noun small soft-bodied marine crustaceans living in cast-off shells of gastropods
WordNet
  • (Zoöl.), a marine decapod crustacean of the family Paguridæ. The species are numerous, and belong to many genera. Called also soldier crab. The hermit crabs usually occupy the dead shells of various univalve mollusks. See Illust. of Commensal.
Webster 1913

Hermit thrush

  • noun North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song
    Hylocichla guttata.
WordNet
  • (Zoöl.), an American thrush (Turdus Pallasii), with retiring habits, but having a sweet song.
Webster 1913

Hermit warbler

  • (Zoöl.), a California wood warbler (Dendroica occidentalis), having the head yellow, the throat black, and the back gray, with black streaks.
Webster 1913