| NOUN | person | balancer | an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions |
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| animal | balancer, halter, haltere | either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects |
| Sounds | bae'lahnser | |
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| Rhymes | Acer ... Wurlitzer: 99 rhymes with ser... | |
| Meaning | An acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions. | |
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| Broader | acrobat | An athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination |
| Verbs | balance | hold or carry in equilibrium |
| balance | be in equilibrium | |
| Meaning | Either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight. | |
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| Synonyms | halter, haltere | |
| Part of | dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron | insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing |
| Broader | wing | A movable organ for flying (one of a pair) |
| Verbs | balance | hold or carry in equilibrium |
| balance | be in equilibrium | |
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