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lucifugal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lu-cifu-gal
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Avoiding light

Etymology

From Latin lūx, lūcis (“light”) + Latin fugiō, fugere (“to flee”) + -al.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

lucifugally

Synonyms

lucifugous

Questions

What does lucifugal mean?
Avoiding light
Where does lucifugal come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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