imago

noun

ima·go i-ˈmä-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce imago (audio)

-ˈmā-

plural imagoes or imagines i-ˈmā-gə-ˌnēz How to pronounce imago (audio)

-ˈmä-

-ˈmā-jə-,

-ˈma-

: an insect in its final, adult, sexually mature, and typically winged state

: an idealized mental image of another person or the self

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin imāgō, going back to Latin imāgin-, imāgō "representation, semblance, image entry 1"

Note: As a descriptive term for insects apparently introduced by linnaeus in Systema naturae, 12th edition, vol. 1, part 2 (Stockholm, 1767), p. 535. Linnaeus's conception was that the imago was the true representation of the creature, the earlier stages of larva (Latin larva, taken to mean "ghost") and pupa (Latin pūpa "doll") being in a sense illusory.

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	imago
释义	imago noun ima·go i-ˈmä-(ˌ)gō -ˈmā- plural imagoes or imagines i-ˈmā-gə-ˌnēz -ˈmä- -ˈmā-jə-, -ˈma- 1 : an insect in its final, adult, sexually mature, and typically winged state 2 : an idealized mental image of another person or the self Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Other species, such as grasshoppers and dragonflies, experience incomplete, or simple, metamorphosis, which involves three life stages—egg, larva or nymph, and adult or imago. Liz Langley, National Geographic, 11 Aug. 2020 Newbell, who is Black, had spoken about imago Dei -- the idea that all humans, of all races, are made in the image and likeness of God. Daniel Burke, CNN, 10 July 2020 Word History Etymology borrowed from New Latin imāgō, going back to Latin imāgin-, imāgō "representation, semblance, image entry 1" Note: As a descriptive term for insects apparently introduced by linnaeus in Systema naturae, 12th edition, vol. 1, part 2 (Stockholm, 1767), p. 535. Linnaeus's conception was that the imago was the true representation of the creature, the earlier stages of larva (Latin larva, taken to mean "ghost") and pupa (Latin pūpa "doll") being in a sense illusory. First Known Use 1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition imago noun ima·go im-ˈā-(ˌ)gō -ˈäg-(ˌ)ō plural imagoes or imagines -ˈā-gə-ˌnēz -ˈäg-ə- 1 : an insect in its final, adult, sexually mature, and typically winged state 2 : image sense 2a(2)
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imago

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