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imago

1. an adult sexually mature insect produced after metamorphosis

2. Psychoanal an idealized image of another person, usually a parent, acquired in childhood and carried in the unconscious in later life

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imago [ə′mä·gō]

(invertebrate zoology)

The sexually mature, usually winged stage of insect development.

(psychology)

An unconscious mental picture, usually idealized, of a parent or loved person important in the early development of an individual and carried into adulthood.