subimago

noun

sub·​imago

"+

1

: a stage in the development of some insects (such as the mayflies) between the nymph and imago in which the insect is able to fly but becomes mature only after a further molt

2

: an insect in the subimaginal stage see dun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from sub- + imago

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