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English noun: haltere

1. haltere (animal) either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight


Synonymsbalancer, halter


Broader (hypernym)wing


Part meronymdipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects









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