lucifugous

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lucifugous

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From Latin lucifugus (“light-fleeing”), from lucere (“to shine”) + fugere (“to flee”). By surface analysis, luci- + -fugous.

adjective more lucifugous · most lucifugous

Having a dislike of light, particularly from the sun. Dracula is a lucifugous villain.
nocturnal Owls and bats and other such shy and lucifugous creatures.

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@misc{lucifugous_2026,
  title = {lucifugous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lucifugous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}