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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
trog·lo·dyte       (trŏg'lə-dīt')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A member of a fabulous or prehistoric race of people that lived in caves, dens, or holes.
    2. A person considered to be reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish.
    3. An anthropoid ape, such as a gorilla or chimpanzee.
    4. An animal that lives underground, as an ant or a worm.
    1. An anthropoid ape, such as a gorilla or chimpanzee.
    2. An animal that lives underground, as an ant or a worm.


[From Latin Trōglodytae, a people said to be cave dwellers, from Greek Trōglodutai, alteration (influenced by trōglē, hole, and -dutai, those who enter) of Trōgodutai.]

trog'lo·dyt'ic (-dĭt'ĭk), trog'lo·dyt'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
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troglodytes

noun
type genus of the Troglodytidae 

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Troglodytes

Trog`lo*dy"tes\, n. [NL. See Troglodyte.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of apes including the chimpanzee.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of singing birds including the common wrens.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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