subimago (medicine) and Play - Poker (gambling)

subimago (medicine)

subimago
<zoology> A stage in the development of certain insects, such as the May flies, intermediate between the pupa and imago. In this stage, the insect is able to fly, but subsequently sheds a skin before becoming mature.

Synonym: pseudimago.

Origin: NL. See Sub-, and Imago.

Source: Websters Dictionary

Play - Poker (gambling)

1) A bluff. "He got caught making a play. 2) Playing a hand in a nonstandard manner, not necessarily a bluff. 3) An attempt, often spectacular or by a large or desperation bet, to win a pot. "When everyone passed, he made a play for the pot." 4) A playing session. 5) Participate in a Poker game. "Deal me in; I' ll play." 6) Participate in a pot. "How much does it cost? I' ll play."7) To play a hand in Poker means to make the hand past the initial round of Betting. 8) In seven card stud, this usually means calling the bring-in. 9) In hold' em, this means calling the big blind.

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