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troglodyte

trog·lo·dyte

UK/ˈtɹɒɡlədaɪt/ US/ˈtɹɒɡləʊdaɪt/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

someone who dwells in a cave

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin Trōglodytae (“cave-dwelling people”), from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “one who dwells in holes”), from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω (dúō, “to get into”).

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