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imago definition

ima·go (i mā′gō, -mä′-)

noun pl. imagoes -·goes, imagos -·gos, imagines imag′i·nes′ (i maj′i nēz′)

  1. an insect in its final, adult, reproductive stage, generally having wings
  2. Psychoanalysis image

Etymology: ModL, special use (by Carolus Linnaeus) of L, an image, likeness

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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