eremo-, erem-, eremi- (Greek: lonely, solitary; hermit; desert).eremic:
Pertaining to deserts or sandy regions.
eremiophobia, eremophobia:
1. In psychology, an irrational fear of being alone and of uninhabited places.
2. In biology, unable to thrive in desert areas. eremite, eremitic, eremitical, eremitish:
Someone who lives in solitude, especially for religious reasons.
eremitism:
The state of a hermit; a living in seclusion from social life.
eremobic:
Growing or living in isolation; having a solitary existence.
eremobiologist:
A specialist in the science of desert life.
eremobiology:
The study, or science, of desert life.
eremobionic:
Living in desert regions.
eremobryoid:
A moss-like plant that grows in the desert.
eremochaetous:
Having no regularly arranged system of bristles; applied to flies.
eremologist:
One who studies deserts.
eremology:
The study of deserts.
eremophile, eremophilous, eremophily:
1. Thriving in desert regions.
2. A morbid desire to be alone. eremophobe:
A person who is abnormally fearful of being alone or of being in uninhabited places.
eremophyte, eremophytic:
A desert plant.
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