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Definition of Lucifugous
1. Adjective. Light-avoiding.
Definition of Lucifugous
1. Adjective. Having a dislike of light, particularly from the sun. ¹
2. Adjective. nocturnal ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lucifugous
Literary usage of Lucifugous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1894)
"NEW FACTS REGARDING BLIND, NON-CAVERNICOLOUS, OR lucifugous FORMS. Although not
a cave-dweller, the blind goby of the Califor- nian coast lives in similar ..."
2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1832)
"Many of these Hete- romera are lucifugous. This division will include the three
following families. ..."
3. The Mercersburg Review by Alumni Association, Pa.) Marshall College (Mercersburg (1851)
"... we are told, is not lucifugous like that of Rome; it seeks the light, has
large trust in common sense and an open Bible, and asks only a clear field and ..."
4. The Fauna of Mayfield's Cave by Arthur Mangun Banta (1907)
"... and too hardy and vigorous to succumb to the deadly effects of a life in
perpetual darkness, and with, perhaps, already partially lucifugous habits, ..."
5. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1895)
"7. COMPTE RENDU. L'ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES. Paris, Nov. 5, 1894. —On the formation
of new colonies in the lucifugous Termite ( Termes ..."
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