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Word: Haltere
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century (originally plural, denoting a pair of weights like dumb-bells held in the hands to give impetus when jumping): from Greek haltēres (plural), from hallesthai ‘to leap’
halˈtɪə
the balancing organ of a two-winged fly, seen as either of a pair of knobbed filaments that take the place of the hindwings, vibrating during flight.
Short Definition:balancing organ of two-winged fly, seen as either of pair of knobbed filaments that take place of hindwings
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