# lucifugous

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Having a dislike of light, particularly from the sun.
2. nocturnal

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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