lucifugous

英 [luː'sɪfjʊgəs] 美 [lʊ'sɪfjəgəs]
  • adj. 畏光的;怕光的

英文词源


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.)).

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