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imago Definition

ima·go (i mā′gō, -mä′-)

noun pl. -·goes, -·gos, 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

imago Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

mundi: Such a plan made a new construction an imago mundi, a representation of the cosmos on the ground.