TROGLODYTES


Meaning of TROGLODYTES in English

ˌträgləˈdīˌtēz, träˈglädəˌ- noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek trōglodytēs

1. : a genus of typical wrens including the common wren of the Old World, the American house wren, and related birds

2. in former classifications : a genus comprising the gorilla and chimpanzee and being an invalid homonym of the wren genus

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