ˈträgləˌdīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin Troglodytae, plural, a cave-dwelling people of Ethiopia, from Greek trōglodytai cave dwellers, from trōglodytēs one who enters caves, from trōglē hole, cave + -dytēs one who enters (from dyein to enter) — more at terse , adytum
1.
a. : a member of a primitive people dwelling in caves or pits : cave dweller
b. : an animal (as an ant) that lives under the surface of the ground
2.
a. : a person felt to resemble (as in appearance, ways of living, or degradation or brutality of nature) a troglodyte ; especially : an unsocial seclusive person
b. : an anthropoid ape (as a chimpanzee or gorilla)