lucifugous
adjective
lu·cif·u·gous
lüˈsifyəgəs
variants or less commonly lucifugal
-gəl
: avoiding light
a lucifugous creature of the darkness
Anatole Broyard
Anatole Broyard
Word History
Etymology
lucifugous from Latin lucifugus, from luci- + -fugus (from fugere to flee); lucifugal from Latin lucifugus + English -al