IMAGO

imago

(noun) an adult insect produced after metamorphosis

imago

(noun) (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

imago (plural imagines or imagos or imagoes)

(entomology) The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.

(psychology) An idealised concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unconsciously into adult life, the basis for the psychological formation of personality archetypes.

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Source: Wiktionary


I*ma"go, n.; pl. Imagoes. Etym: [L. See Image.]

1. An image.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The final adult, and usually winged, state of an insect. See Illust. of Ant-lion, and Army worm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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