Hermit warbler

Hermit \Her"mit\, n. [OE. ermite, eremite, heremit, heremite, F.
   hermite, ermite, L. eremita, Gr. ?, fr. ? lonely, solitary.
   Cf. {Eremite}.]
   1. A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a
      recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from
      religious motives.
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            He had been Duke of Savoy, and after a very glorious
            reign, took on him the habit of a hermit, and
            retired into this solitary spot.      --Addison.
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   2. A beadsman; one bound to pray for another. [Obs.] "We rest
      your hermits." --Shak.
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   3. (Cookery) A spiced molasses cookie, often containing
      chopped raisins and nuts.
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   {Hermit crab} (Zool.), a marine decapod crustacean of the
      family {Pagurid[ae]}. 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}.

   {Hermit thrush} (Zool.), an American thrush ({Turdus
      Pallasii}), with retiring habits, but having a sweet song.
      

   {Hermit warbler} (Zool.), a California wood warbler
      ({Dendroica occidentalis}), having the head yellow, the
      throat black, and the back gray, with black streaks.
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