Trog´lodytes (3 or 4 syl.). According to Pliny (Nat. Hist., v. 8), the Troglodytes lived in caves under ground, and fed on serpents. In modern parlance, we call those who live so secluded as not to be informed of the current events of the day, troglodytes. Longfellow calls ants by the same name.
[Thou the] nomadic tribes of ants
Dost persecute and overwhelm
These hapless troglodytes of thy realm.
Longfellow, To a Child.
Troglody´tes (4 syl.), one of the mouse heroes in the battle of the frogs and mice. He slew Pelĭon, and was slain by Lymnoc´haris.
The strong Lymnocharis, who viewed with ire
A victor triumph, and a friend expire;
With heaving arms, a rocky fragment caught,
And fiercely flung where Troglodytês fought ...