preimaginal

pre- +‎ imaginal

preimaginal (not comparable)

1. Prior to the insect imago stage.
   • 2015 August 7, “Effect of Low Doses (5-40 cGy) of Gamma-irradiation on Lifespan and Stress-related Genes Expression Profile in Drosophila melanogaster”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     Indeed, in our previous work, and in the work of other authors it has been revealed, that relatively low dose exposure (20–75 cGy) of fruit flies on immature preimaginal stages in some cases has long-term effects that lead to an increased life span and resistance to other stresses, such as hyperthermia.

• epimarginal