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troglodyte

n.
UK //tɹˈɒɡlədˌaɪt// troglodyte Vulgar
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Origin

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

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