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[hur-mit] / ˈhɜr mɪt /


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Boy Kavalier forces Hermit to become his employee in exchange for remaining with his sister, and so he can work off the cost of an artificial lung Prodigy put inside him to save his life.

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2025

Hermit crabs have long been billed as low-maintenance animals, the harried parent’s alternative to a hamster.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

Hermit crabs all over the world, which scavenge shells as armour for their bodies, are turning increasingly to plastic waste instead.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2024

If you’d prefer to wake up on the island, stay at the Hermit Gulch campground in Avalon, where you can camp or rent cloth tent cabins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2024

Hermit crabs like frantic children scamper on the bottom sand.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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