'Troglodytes' definitions:

Definition of 'Troglodytes'

(from WordNet)
noun
Type genus of the Troglodytidae [syn: Troglodytes, genus Troglodytes]

Definition of 'Troglodytes'

From: GCIDE
  • Troglodytes \Trog`lo*dy"tes\, n. [NL. See Troglodyte.]
  • 1. (Zool.) A genus of apes including the chimpanzee.
  • Note: The chimpanzee is now named Pan troglodytes., and its genus is Pan. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) A genus of singing birds including the common wrens. [1913 Webster] Troglodytic