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troglodyte — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • troglodyte noun A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.
  • wren noun A small brown songbird, especially the Eurasian wren, known for its loud song and short, upright tail.

Senses

troglodyte is used for these senses in English:

  • wren Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).

troglodyte — full definition

  1. noun A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.
  2. noun Anything that lives underground.
  3. noun The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.
  4. noun A reclusive, reactionary or out-of-date person, especially if brutish.
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