hermie

ˈhɜrmi

Definition

Definition of hermie - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

hermit crab

Rare

Slang

small crab living in a shell

Rare

Slang

My brother has a pet hermie in a tank.

crustacean

hermit crab

hermaphrodite

Rare

Slang

organism with both male and female organs

Rare

Slang

The garden has a hermie plant that self-pollinates.

androgynous

bisexual

intersex

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Origin of hermie

Greek, hermaphroditos (having both sexes)

Examples of hermie in a sentence

Children love watching hermie move in its shell.
The hermie fish displayed both types of reproductive organs.
Researchers studied the hermie to understand its unique biology.

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French:bernard-l'ermite, hermaphrodite, ...
German:Einsiedlerkrebs, Zwitter, ...
Italian:granchio eremita, ermafrodita, ...
Spanish:cangrejito ermitaño, hermafrodita, ...
Portuguese:caranguejo eremita, hermafrodita, ...
Chinese:寄居蟹, 雌雄同体, ...
Japanese:ヤドカリ, 雌雄同体, ...
Arabic:سَلطَعُون ناسِك, كائِن خُنْثَى, ...
Hebrew:סַרְטָן נָזִיר, הֶרְמַפְרוֹדִיט, ...
Russian:краб-отшельник, гермафродит, ...
Ukrainian:краб-відлюдник, гермафродит, ...
Hindi:हर्मी, ...
Bengali:আশ্রমিক কাঁকড়া, উভলিঙ্গ, ...
Catalan:cranc ermità, hermafrodita, ...
Czech:poustevníček, hermafrodit, ...
Danish:eremitkrebs, hermafrodit, ...
Dutch:heremietkreeft, hermafrodiet, ...
Greek:ερμητικό καβούρι, ερμαφρόδιτο, ...
Hungarian:remeterák, hermafrodita, ...
Khmer:ក្តាមស្នាក់ក្នុងសំបក, រុក្ខជាតិទ្វេភេទ, ...
Korean:소라게, 자웅동체, ...
Persian:خرچنگ منزوی, هرمی, ...
Polish:krab pustelnik, hermafrodyta, ...
Portuguese (BR):caranguejo eremita, hermafrodita, ...
Romanian:crab pustnic, hermafrodit, ...
Swedish:eremitkräfta, hermafrodit, ...
Thai:ปูเสฉวน, กระเทย, ...
Turkish:yalnız yengeç, hermafrodit, ...
Vietnamese:cua ẩn sĩ, sinh vật lưỡng tính, ...

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