photophobic

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fō′tə fōbik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pho•to•pho•bic  (fō′tə fōbik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Physiology, Botanyof or pertaining to an organism that avoids light.
  • photo- + -phobic 1855–60

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