Lucifugous (adj)
loo-sif-ug-us
Shunning the light (of a creature).
Mid 17th century: from Latin lucifugus (from lux, luc- ‘light’ + fugere ‘to fly’) + -ous.
Example sentences
“We don’t see him during the day time, but he’s in his garden at night. It’s as though he’s lucifugous.”
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