About The Word Troglodyte
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Troglodyte
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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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