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troglodytid Ornith.|trəʊˈglɒdɪtɪd| [f. mod.L. Troglodytidæ, f. Troglodytes, generic name: see troglodyte and -id3.] A bird of the family Troglodytidæ, including wrens, mocking-birds, etc. So troglodytine |trəʊˈglɒdɪtaɪn| a., belonging to the subfamily Troglodytīnæ; troglodytoid |trəʊˈglɒdɪtɔɪd| a., akin to the Troglodytidæ.
1890Field 12 Apr. 517/3 Other families may be ultimately added to this Troglodytine group. 1895Funk's Stand. Dict., Troglodytid..Troglodytoid. |