lu·cif·u·gous \lüˈsifyəgəs\adjective alsolu·cif·u·gal\-gəl\ Etymology:lucifugous from Latin lucifugus, from luci- + -fugus (from fugere to flee); lucifugal from Latin lucifugus + English -al — more at fugitive : avoiding light < a lucifugous creature of the darkness — Anatole Broyard >