2. (Zo["o]l.) The final adult, and usually winged, state of an insect. See Illust. of {Ant-lion}, and {Army worm}.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
imagoes — i·ma·go· || ɪ meɪgəʊ n. mature insect (Zoology); idealized mental image of someone (Psychoanalysis) … English contemporary dictionary
imago — 1. The last stage of an insect after it has completed all its metamorphoses through the egg, larva, and pupa; the adult insect form. 2. SYN: archetype (2). [L. image] * * * ima·go im ā (.)gō, äg (.)ō n, pl imagoes … Medical dictionary
Imago — I*ma go, n.; pl. {Imagoes}. [L. See {Image}.] 1. An image. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The final adult, and usually winged, state of an insect. See Illust. of {Ant lion}, and {Army worm} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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imago — /i may goh, i mah /, n., pl. imagoes, imagines / geuh neez /. 1. Entomol. an adult insect. 2. Psychoanal. an idealized concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unaltered in adult life. [1790 1800; < NL, L imago; see IMAGE] * * * … Universalium
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