(adjective) : Trōglŏdytae or Trōgŏdytae, ārum, m., = Τρωγλοδύται
* A people of Ethiopia who dwelt in caves, the Troglodytes, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 6; Plin. 2, 73, 75, § 183; 5, 8, 8, § 34; 6, 29, 33, § 168; Cic. Div. 2, 44, 93.—Hence
* Trōglŏdytĭcus or Trōgŏdytĭcus, a, um, , of or belonging to the Troglodytes, Troglodytic: myrrha,Plin. 12, 16, 35, § 69: balanus,id. 12, 21, 46, § 101.—Subst.: Trōglŏdy-tĭcē or Trōgŏdytĭcē, ae, f., the country of the Trogiodytes, Plin. 2, 70, 71, § 178, 2, 74, 76, § 185; 6, 29, 34, § 169.
* Trō-glŏdytis or Trōgŏdytis, ĭdis, adj. f., Troglodytic: myrrha,Plin. 6, 29, 34, § 17; Scrib. Comp. 90.