What is "lucifugous"

"shunning the light," 1650s, from Latin lucifugus, from stem of lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)) + stem of fugax "apt to flee, timid," figuratively "transitory, fleeting," from fugere "to flee" (see fugitive (adj.)).

a. 1 Having a dislike of light, particularly from the sun. 2 nocturnal

adj. light-avoiding [syn: lucifugal]