What does "subimago" mean?

A stage in the development of certain insects, intermediate between pupa and imago, during which the insect can fly but must shed a skin before becoming mature.

What is a synonym for "subimago"?

Common synonyms include: dun, dun, pseudimago, pseudimago.

Subimago

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Noun

1
A stage in the development of certain insects, intermediate between pupa and imago, during which the insect can fly but must shed a skin before becoming mature.
"Subimago, Fem.—Dull piceous: antennæ black: abdomen more than twice the length of the thorax: setæ brownish testaceous, mutilated: legs dull testaceous; fore-legs brown: wings gray; veins black, not strongly marked."

Synonyms

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dun dun pseudimago pseudimago

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"Subimago, Fem.—Dull piceous: antennæ black: abdomen more than twice the length of the thorax: setæ brownish testaceous, mutilated: legs dull testaceous; fore-legs brown: wings gray; veins black, not strongly marked."

Etymology

From sub- + imago, after German Subimago.

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