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Termite vs Hermit - What's the difference?

termite | hermit |

As nouns the difference between termite and hermit

is that termite is (l) while hermit is a religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.

termite

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

    • Synonyms

    * (l), (l)

    External links

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    Anagrams

    * (l) ----

    hermit

    English

    Alternative forms

    * eremite, heremit, heremite (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
  • A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.
  • A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.

    • Synonyms

    In the sense of hermit: *anchorite *eremite *recluse * See also

    Derived terms

    * hermit crab * hermit thrush * hermit warbler * hermitage * hermitize

    See also

    * monachos * monk

    Anagrams

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