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adj. [L. lux, light; petere, to seek]Requiring light; see lucifugous.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
lucipetal
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lucipetal — Seeking light. [L. lux, light, + peto, to seek] * * * lu·cip·e·tal (loo sipґĭ təl) [lux + petal] seeking, or being attracted to, bright light … Medical dictionary
lucifugous — adj. [L. lux, light; fugere, to flee] Avoiding the light, or living in concealment; see photophobic, lucipetal … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
photophobe — adj. [Gr. phos, light; phobos, fear] Shunning or avoiding light; see lucifugous, lucipetal, phengophobe … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
