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