Hermie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɜːmi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hermie is a noun meaning (informal or childish) A hermit crab.
Meaning
(informal or childish) A hermit crab.
More Meanings
- (informal) A hermaphrodite.
Example Sentences
[…] she went right to work catching hermies in the millpond […]
Your hermies need a second home to chill out in whenever they're sick or molting.
If a favorite variety tends to “go hermie", growers often pick out individual male flowers as they are discovered. Some growers let the pollen from these hermaphrodites fertilize females.
Word Forms
- hermies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include herm, herpie, hermithood, hammy, herma, herisson.
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