A troglodyte is a human

cave dweller A cave dweller, or troglodyte, is a human who inhabits a cave or the area beneath the overhanging rocks of a cliff. Prehistory Some Prehistory, prehistoric humans were cave dwellers, but most were not (''see'' ''Homo'' and Human evolution). ...

, from the Greek 'hole, mouse-hole' and 'go in, dive in'. Troglodyte and derived forms may also refer to:

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Troglodytae The Troglodytae (, ''Trōglodytai''), or Troglodyti (literally "cave goers"), were people mentioned in various locations by many ancient Greek and Roman geographers and historians, including Herodotus (5th century BCE), Agatharchides (2nd centur ...

'' 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 within zoological taxonomy. The systematic genus, ''Homo'', is designed to include both anatomically modern humans and extinct varieties of archaic humans. Current humans are classified a ...

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

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

* ''Troglodytes'' (bird), a genus of small bird * ''Troglodytes gorilla'', an archaic synonym of the

western gorilla The western gorilla (''Gorilla gorilla'') is a great ape found in Africa, one of two species of the hominid genus ''Gorilla''. Large and robust with males weighing around , the species is found in a region of midwest Africa, geographically iso ...

(''Gorilla gorilla'')

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* Troglodyte (band), 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 Troggs (originally called the Troglodytes) are an English beat music band formed in Andover, Hampshire, in May 1964. Their most famous songs include the US chart-topper " Wild Thing", " With a Girl Like You" and " Love Is All Around", al ...

*"The Troglodyte Wins", a song by American rapper and producer Busdriver on his 2007 studio album '' RoadKillOvercoat'' * "Troglodyte", a song by Swedish post-punk band Viagra Boys on their 2022 album ''

Cave World ''Cave World'' is the third studio album by Swedish post-punk band Viagra Boys. It was released on 8 July 2022 through Year0001. A deluxe version of the album was released on 13 January 2023, which featured four more tracks. Background and record ...

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Caveman The caveman is a stock character representative of primitive humans in the Paleolithic. The popularization of the type dates to the early 20th century, when Neanderthals were influentially described as " simian" or " ape-like" by Marcellin B ...

, 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 is the sixteenth film in the ''Maneater'' film series and it was rele ...

'' * Troglodyte (Dungeons & Dragons), 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 A delicatessen or deli is a grocery that sells a selection of fine, exotic, or foreign prepared foods. Delicatessens originated in Germany (contemporary spelling: ) during the 18th century and spread to the United States in the mid-19th centur ...

'' * ''Troglodites'', a fictional tribe described in Montesquieu's '' Persian Letters'' * Troglodytes, Max Stones' lavamen workers who mine gold, in a segment from ''

Sealab 2021 ''Sealab 2021'' is an American adult animated television series created by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. Cartoon Network aired the show's first three episodes in December 2000 befor ...

'' * ''Troglodytes'', a 2010 book by

Ed Lynskey Ed Lynskey is a prolific American poet, critic, and novelist, mostly of hardboiled crime fiction and noir fiction. He was born in 1956 in Washington, D.C., where he still lives and works. Lynskey attended Virginia Tech received his B.A., History ...

* Troglodytes, a fictional group of cave dwelling cannibals in the 2015 movie '' Bone Tomahawk'' *

Morlocks Morlocks are one of the two fictional species of post-humans created by H. G. Wells for his 1895 novel ''The Time Machine'' (the other being the Eloi). The origin of the names is not established (with regard to Wells' inspiration or inspirations ...

, a fictional species created by H. G. Wells for his 1895 novel, ''The Time Machine''

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