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troglodytes

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Troglodytes \Trog`lo*dy"tes\, n. [NL. See Troglodyte.]
   1. (Zool.) A genus of apes including the chimpanzee.

   Note: The chimpanzee is now named Pan troglodytes., and its
         genus is Pan.
         [1913 Webster]

   2. (Zool.) A genus of singing birds including the common
      wrens.
      [1913 Webster] Troglodytic

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