{{pp-semi-indef}} {{wiktionary|troglodyte}} A '''troglodyte''' is a human [[cave dweller]], from the Greek {{Transliteration|grc|trṓglē}} 'hole, mouse-hole' and {{Transliteration|grc|dúō}} 'go in, dive in'.
'''Troglodyte''' and derived forms may also refer to: {{TOC right}}
==Historiography== * ''[[Troglodytae]]'' or ''Troglodyti'', an ancient group of people from the African Red Sea coast
==Science== * ''[[Homo troglodytes]]'', an invalid taxon coined by Carl Linnaeus to refer to a legendary creature * ''Pan troglodytes'', the [[common chimpanzee]] * [[Troglodytes (bird)|''Troglodytes'' (bird)]], a genus of small bird * ''Troglodytes gorilla'', an archaic synonym of the [[western gorilla]] (''Gorilla gorilla'')
==Arts and fiction== ===Music=== * [[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 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]]''
===Other media=== * [[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]]'' * [[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 (1991 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 [[Ed Lynskey]] * 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''
==See also== * [[Trog (disambiguation)]] * [[Troglobite]], a cave animal * [[Trilobite]], a group of extinct marine arthropods
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