lucifugous

• Adjectif désuet signifiant « qui évite la lumière » ou « qui fuit la lumière », employé surtout dans des contextes scientifiques pour décrire des organismes photophobes.

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.

   qui fuit la lumière

   • 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.