photophobic

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adjective

That thrives at a relatively low light level.

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Meanings

adjectivephotophobic (comparative more photophobic, superlative most photophobic)

comparative more photophobic · superlative most photophobic

  1. biologyThat thrives at a relatively low light level.
  2. of, relating to, or exhibiting photophobia.

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

    2009, Margaret Atwood, The Year of the Flood, Virago Press (2020), page 432

Origin

From photo- + -phobic.

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APA

photophobic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photophobic

MLA

“photophobic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photophobic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photophobic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photophobic.

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