subimago
/ (ˌsʌbɪˈmeɪɡəʊ) /
noun plural -imagoes or -imagines (-ɪˈmædʒəˌniːz)
the first winged stage of the mayfly, with dull opaque wings, known to anglers as a dun, before it metamorphoses into the shiny gauzy imago or spinner
See also dun 2 (def. 3), spinner (def. 6)
Words nearby subimago
subhuman,
subhyoid,
subic bay,
subiculum,
subilium,
subimago,
subincision,
subindex,
subinfection,
subinfeudate,
subinfeudation
Example sentences from the Web for subimago
Perhaps the subimago in this genus of Ephemerids, as in certain others, is the permanent aerial state of the female.
This is what is called the subimago, and precedes the imago or perfect state of the insect.