imago

1. The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.
2. 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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈmeɪɡəʊ/

Etymology

From Latin imāgō. Doublet of image.
Compare typologically a Russian term for coordinate larva: личи́нка (ličínka) (akin to лик (lik)).

Synonyms

adult

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image

adult organism

imageo

Translations

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يافعة

owad dorosły

owad doskonały

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Vollinsekt

ausgewachsenes und geschlechtsreifes Lebewesen