troglodytes

2 definitions found

troglodytes - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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

troglodytes - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Troglodytes
      n 1: type genus of the Troglodytidae [syn: Troglodytes, genus Troglodytes
           ]