A troglodyte is a human cave dweller, from the Greek 'hole, mouse-hole' and 'go in, dive in'. Troglodyte and derived forms may also refer to:

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* '' Troglodytae'' or ''Troglodyti'', an ancient group of people from the African Red Sea coast

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* ''

Homo troglodytes Human taxonomy is the classification of the human species (systematic name ''Homo sapiens'', Latin: "wise man") within zoological taxonomy. The systematic genus, ''Homo'', is designed to include both anatomically modern humans and extinct varie ...

'', an invalid taxon coined by Carl Linnaeus to refer to a legendary creature * ''Pan troglodytes'', the

common chimpanzee The chimpanzee (''Pan troglodytes''), also known as simply the chimp, is a species of Hominidae, great ape native to the forest and savannah of tropical Africa. It has four confirmed subspecies and a fifth proposed subspecies. When its close r ...

* ''Troglodytes'' (bird), a genus of small bird

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Troglodyte (band) Troglodyte is a death metal band from Independence, Missouri. The band has a horror punk inspired look and writes songs about Bigfoot. They have released four studio albums so far. History Formed in early 2005, the band was formed by singer Jeff ...

, a metal band from Kansas City * " Troglodyte (Cave Man)", a funk song by the Jimmy Castor Bunch on their 1972 album ''It's Just Begun'' * The Troglodytes, a British band who became known as The Troggs *"The Troglodyte Wins", a song by American rapper and producer Busdriver on his 2007 studio album ''

RoadKillOvercoat ''RoadKillOvercoat'' is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on Epitaph Records in 2007. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album rec ...

'' * "Troglodyte", a song by Swedish post-punk Band

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on their 2022 album ''

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* Caveman, a stock character based upon widespread concepts of the way in which early prehistoric humans may have looked and behaved * ''Troglodyte'', a 2009 film also known as ''

Sea Beast ''Sea Beast'', also known as ''Troglodyte'', is a 2008 American television monster movie starring Miriam McDonald, Daniel Wisler, Brandon Jay McLaren and Corin Nemec. It was released to DVD on June 30, 2009. It is the 16th film of the ''Maneate ...

'' *

Troglodyte (Dungeons & Dragons) This is the list of ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 2nd edition Monsters in Dungeons & Dragons, monsters, an important element of that role-playing game. This list only includes monsters from official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition, ''Ad ...

, a race of humanoid monsters in the game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' * Troglodistes, a group of mole-men who live in the sewers of Paris in the film '' Delicatessen'' * ''Troglodites'', a fictional tribe described in Montesquieu's '' Persian Letters'' * Troglodytes, Max Stones' lavamen workers who mine gold, in a segment from '' Sealab 2021'' * ''Troglodytes'', a 2010 book by

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* Troglodytes, a fictional group of cave dwelling cannibals in the 2015 movie '' Bone Tomahawk'' * Morlocks, a fictional species created by H. G. Wells for his 1895 novel, ''The Time Machine''

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