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Imago vs Subimago - What's the difference?

imago | subimago |

As nouns the difference between imago and subimago

is that imago is the final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis while subimago is 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.

imago

English

Noun

(imagines)
  • The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.
  • :* 1973': ‘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?’ — Patrick O'Brian, ''HMS Surprise
  • An idealised concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unaltered in adult life.

    • Anagrams

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    subimago

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) 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.

    • Synonyms

    * pseudimago (Webster 1913)