HALTERE


Meaning of HALTERE in English

Pronunciation: ' ho ̇ l- ˌ tir, ' hal-

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural hal · teres \ ' ho ̇ l- ˌ tirz, ' hal-; ho ̇ l- ' tir- ē z, hal- \

Etymology: New Latin halter, from Latin, jumping weight, from Greek halt ē r, from hallesthai to leap ― more at SALLY

Date: circa 1823

: one of a pair of club-shaped organs in a dipteran fly that are the modified second pair of wings and function as sensory flight stabilizers

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