Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Troglodytes m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Troglodytidae – a number of songbirds, including the wren.
2. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – a former genus, now synonymized with Pan.

See also

• Pan troglodytes

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

English

Noun

troglodytes

1. plural of troglodyte

French

Noun

troglodytes m f

1. plural of troglodyte

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης ‎(trōglodútēs, “one who dwells in holes”), from τρώγλη ‎(trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω ‎(dúō, “I get into”).

Adjective

troglodytes

1. That inhabits caves

Descendants

• Translingual: Homo troglodytes, Pan troglodytes