imaginal

/ih-mey-guh-nl, ih-mah-/US // ɪˈmeɪ gə nl, ɪˈmɑ- //UK // (ɪˈmædʒɪnəl) //

想象力,想象的,想像力,想象力的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

(A. Prorsa-Levana), which, like the genus Pyrameis, is entirely based on imaginal characters.
There are a pair of cephalic imaginal discs and six pairs of thoracic discs.
The wings are formed from the two posterior dorsal imaginal discs.
Similar imaginal discs give rise during the later larval periods to the wings, etc.
The sub-imaginal instar of the may-fly furnishes also a noteworthy fact for comparison with other insect histories.