Meaning & use
Imagos
Last updated
The final, fully developed adult stage of an insect after metamorphosis is complete.
See it in a sentence
The butterfly imagos emerged from their chrysalises within a single warm afternoon.
Entomologists tagged several dragonfly imagos to track their migration patterns.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Latin 'imago', meaning image or likeness; the standard biological plural is 'imagines', though 'imagos' is also widely accepted in English.
Words with a similar meaning
adultsimagines
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
larvaenymphs
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Imagos”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.