caligo

noun — 2 senses

caligo

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Latin cālīgō (“darkness”). Doublet of garua.

1

Medicine, Sciences Obsolete dimness or obscurity of sight, caused by a speck on the cornea

2

A butterfly of the genus Caligo.

Related terms
Caligus

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