lucifugo

Italian

Etymology

From luce (light) +‎ -fugo.

Adjective

lucifugo (feminine lucifuga, masculine plural lucifughi, feminine plural lucifughe)

  1. (zoology) that lives in a dark environment (of an animal)

Latin

Adjective

lūcifugō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lūcifugus