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halteres (root: halter)

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Noun Plural
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hal=te=res

CIDE DICTIONARY

halteresn. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "alth^res weights used in jumping, fr. "a`llesqai to leap.].
     Balancers; the rudimentary hind wings of Diptera.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

halteres, n.pl. the balancing-organs of dipterous insects.

Etymology
Gk, = weights used to aid leaping f. hallomai to leap

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