lucifugal
Avoiding lightAvoiding light
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Avoiding light
light-avoiding
Origin
From Latin lūx, lūcis (“light”) + Latin fugiō, fugere (“to flee”) + -al.From Latin lūx, lūcis (“light”) + Latin fugiō, fugere (“to flee”) + -al.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- light-avoiding:lucifugous
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedphototropism
Derivedlucifugally
See also
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