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Webster 1913 Edition


Subimago

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Subˊi-ma′go

,
Noun.
[NL. See
Sub-
, and
Imago
.]
(Zool.)
A stage in the development of certain insects, such as the May flies, intermediate between the pupa and imago. In this stage, the insect is able to fly, but subsequently sheds a skin before becoming mature. Called also
pseudimago
.