| lygo-, lyg- (Greek: shadow, shadowy; shade, darkness; twilight; gloomy).lygophile, lygophilous, lygophily: 1. Thriving in dark or shaded habitats.  2. A morbid love of dark places. 3. Longing for dark or gloomy places. lygophobia: 1. An excessive fear of dark places or of darkness in general.  2. An abnormal dislike of gloomy or shadowy situations. |