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Definition of Imago
1. Noun. (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood.
Generic synonyms: Epitome, Image, Paradigm, Prototype
2. Noun. An adult insect produced after metamorphosis.
Definition of Imago
1. n. An image.
Definition of Imago
1. Noun. The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis. ¹
2. Noun. An idealised concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unaltered in adult life. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Imago
1. an adult insect [n -GOES or -GOS]
Medical Definition of Imago
1. The sexually mature stage of an insect's life cycle. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Imago
Literary usage of Imago
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"The imago—The fully developed or adult insect is termed the imago. The life of
the imago is devoted to making provision for the perpetuation of the species. ..."
2. Annual Report by Entomological Society of Ontario, Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture (1899)
"Americana—larva and imago—species rather rare at Ottawa. ... leucostigma—larva
and imago—bred from eggs collected at Toronto. ..."
3. The Butterfly Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Butterflies of by William Jacob Holland (1898)
"The perfectly developed insect is known technically as the imago. When the time
of maturity in ... The imago, as it first emerges, is provided with small, ..."
4. Text-book of the Embryology of Invertebrates by Eugen Korschelt, Karl Heider, Edward Laurens Mark, William McMichael Woodworth, Matilda Bernard, Martin Fountain Woodward (1899)
"General considerations regarding the development of the imago in the Pupa.
We have seen that the development of the body of the imago proceeds from distinct ..."
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