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troglodytes

troglodytes is the plural of troglodyte.

Meaning of troglodyte

Noun

troglodyte (plural troglodytes)

  1. A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.
  2. (broadly) Anything that lives underground.
    • The cave was populated by albino scorpions, blind salamanders, and other troglodytes.
  3. The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.
  4. (derogatory) A reclusive, reactionary or out-of-date person, especially if brutish.
    • Blair brought out the febrile intensity of Stanhope, wiring himself into his ever more circumscribed troglodyte world, speculating moodily on the worm that went down when it thought it was coming up. Robert Philp thought Blair's ...2013, John Rentoul, Tony Blair: Prime Minister, Faber & Faber, →ISBN
  5. A person who chooses not to keep up to date with the latest software and hardware.

Questions about troglodytes

What is troglodytes the plural of?
Troglodytes is the plural of troglodyte.

Words near troglodytes in the dictionary

  1. troglobites
  2. troglobitic
  3. trogloditic
  4. troglodytal
  5. troglodyte
  6. troglodytes
  7. troglodytian
  8. troglodytic
  9. troglodytical
  10. troglodytically
  11. troglodytid

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