imago

1. The last stage of an insect after it has completed all its metamorphoses through the egg, larva, and pupa; the adult insect form. 2. SYN: archetype (2). [L. image]

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ima·go im-'ā-(.)gō, -'äg-(.)ō n, pl imagoes or ima·gi·nes -'ā-gə-.nēz, -'äg-ə-

1) an insect in its final, adult, sexually mature, and typically winged state

2) IMAGE (2a(2))

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n.

(in psychoanalysis) the internal unconscious representation of an important person in the individual's life, particularly a parent.

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ima·go (ĭ-maґgo) pl. imagoes, imagґines [L.] 1. the final or adult stage of an insect. Cf. larva, pupa. 2. in psychoanalytic theory, a usually idealized, unconscious mental image of a key person in one's early life.