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lucifugous

/luːˈsɪf.jʊ.ɡəs/

Traducción: Adjetivo poco común que significa 'que evita la luz' o 'que huye de la luz', usado sobre todo en contextos científicos para describir organismos fotofóbicos o que prefieren la oscuridad.

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adjective

/luːˈsɪf.jʊ.ɡəs/C2formalscientificobsoleto
  • esAdjetivo poco común que significa 'que evita la luz' o 'que huye de la luz', usado sobre todo en contextos científicos para describir organismos fotofóbicos o que prefieren la oscuridad.

An obsolete adjective meaning 'avoiding light' or 'shunning the light', typically used in scientific contexts to describe organisms that are photophobic.

  1. Light-avoidingC2formalscientific

    Tending to avoid or shun light; typically used to describe organisms that thrive in darkness.

    eslucífugo

    • Many cave-dwelling species are lucifugous and rarely venture into sunlight.
    • The lucifugous insects hid under rocks during the day.
    • Researchers discovered a lucifugous fungus that grows only in deep, dark caves.
Formas
  • more lucifugous comparative form
  • most lucifugous superlative form