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单词 haltere
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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

halter

n, 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]
Thesaurus
Noun1.haltere - either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insectshaltere - 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


  • noun

Synonyms for haltere

noun either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects

Synonyms

  • balancer
  • halter

Related Words

  • wing
  • dipteran
  • dipteron
  • dipterous insect
  • two-winged insects
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