lucifugous
pronunciation
How to pronounce lucifugous in British English:
UK [lu:'sɪfjʊgəs]
How to pronounce lucifugous in American English:
US [lu'sɪfjəgəs]
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- Adjective:
- light-avoiding
Word Origin
- lucifugous (adj.)
- "shunning the light," 1650s, from Latin lucifugus, from stem of lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)) + stem of fugax "apt to flee, timid," figuratively "transitory, fleeting," from fugere "to flee" (see fugitive (adj.)).