lucifugous

Nov. 16th, 2010 07:10 am
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lucifugous (lu-SI-fyu-juhs) - adj., avoiding or shunning light.


So not just a twenty-dollar word for "nocturnal," though it can be used for that as well. Most traditional vampires are lucifuguous. Borrowed in the 16th century from Latin lucifugus, from lux, light + fugere, to flee + adjectival ending. Think a fugitive from light, if that helps.

---L.
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