imago
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imago
- /ɪˈmeɪɡəʊ/ UK
- /ɪˈmɑːɡəʊ/ UK
- /ɪˈmeɪɡoʊ/ US
- /ɪˈmɑɡoʊ/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin imāgō. Doublet of image.
Compare typologically a Russian term for coordinate larva: личи́нка (ličínka) (akin to лик (lik)).
noun imagines · imagos · imagoes
- The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis. ‘But still,’ he said to himself, drawing the metamorphoses of a red admiral, egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and imago on his pad, ‘what shall I say to him when we meet?’
- 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.
Translations
Talk about this word "imago." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/imago. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. imago. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/imago "imago." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/imago.Cite this
@misc{imago_2026,
title = {imago},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/imago},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
