Sub`i*ma"go (?), n. [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.

 

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