imago Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
  2. noun an adult insect produced after metamorphosis

WordNet

I*ma"go noun
Etymology
L. See Image.
Wordforms
plural Imagoes
Definitions
  1. An image.
  2. (Zoöl.) The final adult, and usually winged, state of an insect. See Illust. of Ant-lion, and Army worm.

Webster 1913