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Trōglŏdўtae

Trōglŏdўtae · m

a people of Ethiopia who dwelt in caves

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What it meant

Trōglŏdўtae — Lewis & Short

Trōglŏdўtae or Trōgŏdўtae, ārum, m., = *trwglodu/tai,

I 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,

A Trōglŏdўtĭcus or Trōgŏdўtĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Troglodytes, Troglodytic: myrrha, Plin. 12, 16, 35, § 69: balanus, id. 12, 21, 46, § 101.—Subst.: Trōglŏdў-tĭcē or Trōgŏdўtĭcē, ae, f., the country of the Trogiodytes, Plin. 2, 70, 71, § 178, 2, 74, 76, § 185; 6, 29, 34, § 169.—

B Trō-glŏdўtis or Trōgŏdўtis, ĭdis, adj. f., Troglodytic: myrrha, Plin. 6, 29, 34, § 17; Scrib. Comp. 90.

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