haltere
English Thesaurus
1. either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | wing, |
| definition | : | a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) (noun.animal) |
| part meronym | : | dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | balance, poise, |
| definition | : | hold or carry in equilibrium (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | balance, |
| definition | : | be in equilibrium (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | balance, poise, |
| definition | : | hold or carry in equilibrium (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | balance, |
| definition | : | be in equilibrium (verb.stative) |
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