imaginal

[ ih-mey-guh-nl, ih-mah- ]

adjective

, Entomology.

1. of, relating to, or having the form of an imago.

imaginal

/ ɪˈmædʒɪnəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling an imago
2. of or relating to an image

Word History and Origins

Origin of imaginal¹

1875–80; < New Latin imāgin-, stem of imāgō imago + -al ¹

Example Sentences

(A. Prorsa-Levana), which, like the genus Pyrameis, is entirely based on imaginal characters.

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There are a pair of cephalic imaginal discs and six pairs of thoracic discs.

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The wings are formed from the two posterior dorsal imaginal discs.

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Similar imaginal discs give rise during the later larval periods to the wings, etc.

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The sub-imaginal instar of the may-fly furnishes also a noteworthy fact for comparison with other insect histories.

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