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Either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects
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haltere
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n. either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight [syn: halter , balancer ]
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n. (context entomology English) A small knobbed structure in some two-winged insects, one of a pair that are flapped rapidly and function as accelerometers to maintain stability in flight.