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