Akademik

haltere

noun

either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight

• Syn: ↑halter, ↑balancer

• Derivationally related forms: ↑balance (for: ↑balancer)

• Hypernyms: ↑wing

• Part Holonyms: ↑dipterous insect, ↑two-winged insects, ↑dipteran, ↑dipteron

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noun

see halter III

Useful english dictionary. 2012.