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ignis fatuus: Meaning and Definition of
ig•nis fat•u•us
Pronunciation: (ig'nis fach'-us), [key]
— pl. ig•nes fat•u•i
- a flitting phosphorescent light seen at night, chiefly over marshy ground, and believed to be due to spontaneous combustion of gas from decomposed organic matter.
- something deluding or misleading.
