photophobic

English

Etymology

From photo- +‎ -phobic.

Adjective

photophobic (comparative more photophobic, superlative most photophobic)

1. (biology) That thrives at a relatively low light level.
2. of, relating to, or exhibiting photophobia.
   • 2009, Margaret Atwood, The Year of the Flood, Virago Press (2020), page 432:

     The maggots are photophobic: light drives them into the deepest corners of the wound, which is where they need to be.

Derived terms

• photophobicity