imago

Other forms: imagines; imagos

Definitions of imago
  1. noun
    an adult insect produced after metamorphosis
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    type of:
    insect
    a small creature with six legs, three body fragments, two antennae, and usually wings belonging in the Arthropoda phylum
  2. noun
    (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
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    epitome, image, paradigm, prototype
    a standard or typical example
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