lucifugous

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having a dislike of light, particularly from the sun.
    — Dracula is a lucifugous villain.
  2. nocturnal
    — Owls and bats and other such shy and lucifugous creatures.

词形变化

more lucifugous comparative most lucifugous superlative

词源

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