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Subimago

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Sub′i‐ma″go (?), n. [NL. See Sub-, and Imago.] (Zoöl.) 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.