subimago
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subimago
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From sub- + imago, after German Subimago.
noun subimagos · subimagoes · subimagines
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A stage in the development of certain insects, intermediate between pupa and imago, during which the insect can fly but must shed a skin before becoming mature.
Subimago, Fem.—Dull piceous: antennæ black: abdomen more than twice the length of the thorax: setæ brownish testaceous, mutilated: legs dull testaceous; fore-legs brown: wings gray; veins black, not strongly marked.
Similar: pseudimago, dun
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Talk about this word "subimago." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/subimago. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. subimago. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/subimago "subimago." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/subimago.Cite this
@misc{subimago_2026,
title = {subimago},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subimago},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
