halteres
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halteres /halˈtɪəz/
▶plural noun Entomology a pair of knobbed filaments that replace the hindwings of a two-winged fly and act as balancing organs during flight.
– origin C16 (orig. denoting weights held to give impetus when jumping): from Gk haltēres, from hallesthai ‘to leap’.
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