troglodytes Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the Troglodytidae
    genus Troglodytes.
  2. noun one who lives in solitude
    solitary; troglodyte; recluse; solitudinarian; hermit.
  3. noun someone who lives in a cave
    caveman; cave dweller; troglodyte; cave man.

WordNet

Trog`lo*dy"tes noun
Etymology
NL. See Troglodyte.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of apes including the chimpanzee.
  2. (Zoöl.) A genus of singing birds including the common wrens.

Webster 1913