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Troglodyte

Troglodyte Meaning & Definition
Troglodyte Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Troglodyte?

[n] someone who dwells in a cave
[n] one who lives in solitude

Synonyms | Synonyms for Troglodyte: cave dweller | cave man | caveman | hermit | recluse | solitary | solitudinarian

Related Terms | Find terms related to Troglodyte:

See Also | John the Baptist | lone hand | lone wolf | loner | primitive | primitive person

Troglodyte In Webster's Dictionary

\Trog"lo*dyte\, n. [L. troglodytae, pl., Gr. ? one who creeps into holes; ? a hole, cavern (fr. ? to gnaw) + ? enter: cf. F. troglodyte.] 1. (Ethnol.) One of any savage race that dwells in caves, instead of constructing dwellings; a cave dweller. Most of the primitive races of man were troglodytes. In the troglodytes' country there is a lake, for the hurtful water it beareth called the ``mad lake.'' --Holland. 2. (Zo["o]l.) An anthropoid ape, as the chimpanzee. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The wren.

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