imaginal
Americanadjective
adjective
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of, relating to, or resembling an imago
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of or relating to an image
Etymology
Origin of imaginal
Example Sentences
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All that was now dissolving, back into imaginal discs of emotion.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2023
As roots reggae’s foremost producer, Perry, wrote essayist and musician David Toop, built “an imaginal chamber over which presided the electronic wizard, evangelist, gossip columnist and Dr. Frankenstein.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2021
With very few exceptions, the whole of the caterpillar literally dissolves, so a few specialised cells known as imaginal disks can feed off the resultant slop and grow into butterflies.
From The Guardian • Sep. 22, 2015
In some nemertine species, a pilidium larva may develop inside the young worm, from a series of imaginal discs.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The "imaginal disks" or rudimentary portions destined to develop and form the skin of the adult, or imago, arise in the pupa state, which resembles that of other ichneumons.
From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)
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