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
- make a muck of
- make a muck of (something)
- make a muck of something
- make a name for
- make a name for (oneself)
- make a name for oneself
- make a new start
- make a night of it
- make a nonsense of
- make a nuisance of oneself
- make a pass at
- make a pig of oneself
- make a pig's ear (out) of
- make a pig's ear of
- make a pig's ear out of
- make a place
- make a play for
- make a point of
- make a point of (doing something)
- make a point of doing something
- make a poor fist of
- make a pretense
- make a pretense of
- make a promise
- make a quick exit