How to pronounce lucifugous
American English pronunciation
loo-SIF-yuh-gus
- IPA
- /luˈsɪfjəɡəs/
- Syllables
- loo · SIF · yuh · gus (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What lucifugous means
Shunning the light, as cockroaches do
In a sentence: Lucifugous beetles scurried under the log as soon as we rolled it into the sun.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin words meaning light and to flee.
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