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imago
[ ih-mey-goh, ih-mah- ]
noun
, plural i·ma·goes, i·ma·gi·nes [ih-, mey, -g, uh, -neez, ih-, mah, -].
- Entomology. an adult insect.
- Psychoanalysis. an idealized concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unaltered in adult life.
imago
/ ɪˈmeɪɡəʊ /
noun
- an adult sexually mature insect produced after metamorphosis
- psychoanal an idealized image of another person, usually a parent, acquired in childhood and carried in the unconscious in later life
imago
/ ĭ-mā′gō /
, Plural imagoes ĭ-mā′gə-nēz′
- An insect in its sexually mature adult stage after metamorphosis.
- Compare larva
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Word History and Origins
Origin of imago1
C18: New Latin, from Latin: likeness; see image
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