| NOUN | animal | haltere, halter, balancer | either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects |
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| Meaning | Either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight. | |
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| Synonyms | halter, balancer | |
| 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) |
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