lucifugous
1 synonym for lucifugous, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Avoiding light, especially sunlight.
Synonyms
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lucifugal
Etymology
It comes from Latin lucifugus (“light-fleeing”), from lucere (“to shine”) and fugere (“to flee”); by surface analysis, luci- plus -fugous.
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