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noun
The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
An idealised concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unconsciously into adult life, the basis for the psychological formation of personality archetypes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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noun
an adult insect produced after metamorphosis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: insect
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(psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: prototype, paradigm, epitome, image
History
From Latin imāgō. Doublet of image. Compare typologically a Russian term for coordinate larva: личи́нка (ličínka) (akin to лик (lik)).
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
