"imago" meaning in English

See imago in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪˈmeɪɡəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪˈmɑːɡəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪˈmeɪɡoʊ/ [General-American], /ɪˈmɑɡoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-imago.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-imago2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: imagines [plural], imagos [plural], imagoes [plural]
Etymology: From Latin imāgō. Doublet of image. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|imāgō}} Latin imāgō, {{doublet|en|image}} Doublet of image Head templates: {{en-noun|imagines|s|es}} imago (plural imagines or imagos or imagoes)
  1. (entomology) The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis. Categories (topical): Entomology Translations (development stage of an insect): 成蟲 (Chinese Mandarin), 成虫 (chéngchóng) (Chinese Mandarin), dospělec [masculine] (Czech), imago [neuter] (Czech), imago (Finnish), Vollkerf [masculine] (German), iomágó [masculine] (Irish), imago [masculine] (Italian), 成虫 (seichū) (alt: せいちゅう) (Japanese), имаго (imago) (Kazakh), imago [neuter] (Polish), има́го (imágo) [indeclinable, neuter] (Russian), imago [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-imago-en-noun-ma8fRByA Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'development stage of an insect': 91 9
  2. (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. Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-imago-en-noun-6WugvUet Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: imago clipeata, imagology

Inflected forms

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