释义 |
haltere
hal·ter 1 H0032500 (hôl′tər)n.1. A device made of rope or straps that fits around the head of an animal and is used to lead or secure the animal.2. Archaic a. A rope with a noose used for execution by hanging.b. Death or execution by hanging.3. A garment having a front supported by a strap or straps running behind the neck, leaving the arms, shoulders, and back bare.adj. Of, relating to, or being a garment having a front that is supported by a strap or straps running behind the neck: a halter dress.tr.v. hal·tered, hal·ter·ing, hal·ters 1. To put a halter on.2. To control with or as if with a halter.3. Archaic To hang (someone). [Middle English, from Old English hælftre.]
hal·ter 2 H0032500 (hôl′tər, hăl′-) or hal·ter·e (hôl′tîr′ē, hăl′-)n. pl. hal·ter·es (-tîr′ēz) Either of the small, clublike balancing organs that are the rudimentary hind wings of flies. Also called balancer. [Latin haltēr, lead weights used in leaping exercises, from sing. of Greek haltēres, from hallesthai, to jump; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]haltere (ˈhæltɪə) or haltern, pl halteres (hælˈtɪəriːz) (Zoology) one of a pair of short projections in dipterous insects that are modified hind wings, used for maintaining equilibrium during flight. Also called: balancer [C18: from Greek haltēres (plural) hand-held weights used as balancers or to give impetus in leaping, from hallesthai to leap]ThesaurusNoun | 1. | haltere - either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flightbalancer, halterwing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects - 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 |
haltere
haltere[′hȯl‚tir] (invertebrate zoology) Either of a pair of capitate filaments representing rudimentary hindwings in Diptera. Also known as balancer. haltere
haltere or balancer one of a pair of structures found in DIPTERANS. They are thought to be modified hind-wings, normally being small, clubbed organs very much smaller than the forewing. Halteres are probably associated with the maintenance of equilibrium during flight.haltere
Synonyms for halterenoun either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insectsSynonymsRelated Words- wing
- dipteran
- dipteron
- dipterous insect
- two-winged insects
|