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单词 haltere
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Example sentences from the Web for haltere

  • Calypter: Diptera; the alula or squama when it covers the haltere.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
  • Haltere large, inflated, sac-like; bearing four curling set.

    An Account of the Insects Noxious to Agriculture and Plants in New Zealand|W. M. Maskell

haltere

halter (ˈhæltə)

/ (ˈhæltɪə) /

noun plural halteres (hælˈtɪəriːz)

one of a pair of short projections in dipterous insects that are modified hind wings, used for maintaining equilibrium during flightAlso called: balancer

Word Origin for haltere

C18: from Greek haltēres (plural) hand-held weights used as balancers or to give impetus in leaping, from hallesthai to leap

Words nearby haltere

Halsted, Halsted's operation, Halsted's suture, halt, halter, haltere, halting, Haltom City, Halton, Halton Hills, halutz
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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