Noun: imago (imagines,imagoes,imagos) i'mey-gow or i'maa-gow
- An adult insect produced after metamorphosis
"The imago emerged from its pupal case"
- (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
"His imago of his mother as perfect and infallible persisted into adulthood"
Derived forms: imagines, imagos, imagoes
Type of: epitome, image, insect, paradigm, prototype
Encyclopedia: Imago