lucifugous

adjective

lu·​cif·​u·​gous

lüˈsifyəgəs

variants or less commonly lucifugal

-gəl

: avoiding light

a lucifugous creature of the darkness

—Anatole Broyard

Word History

Etymology

lucifugous from Latin lucifugus, from luci- + -fugus (from fugere to flee); lucifugal from Latin lucifugus + English -al

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