Imago (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural i·ma·goes, i·ma·gi·nes [ih-mey-guh-neez, ih-mah-]. /ɪˈmeɪ gəˌniz, ɪˈmɑ-/.
  1. an adult insect.
  2. an idealized concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unaltered in adult life.
noun plural imagoes or imagines (ɪˈmædʒəˌniːz)
  1. an adult sexually mature insect produced after metamorphosis
  2. an idealized image of another person, usually a parent, acquired in childhood and carried in the unconscious in later life
Plural imagoes imagines (ĭ-mā′gə-nēz′)
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