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lucifugous

/ ːˈɪʊɡə /

adjective

  1. avoiding light
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of lucifugous1

C17: from Latin lucifugus, from lux (genitive ū ) light + fugere to flee + -ous
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The name “Lucy” in the organization comes from the scientific term “lucifugous,” which means “avoiding daylight.”

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Although they hide under stones and logs of wood like Lithobius, they are not lucifugous but diurnal, and may be seen chasing their foes in the blazing sun.

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