haltere

Etymology
From. Note that in the original Greek, there seems to have been no singular for, and some authorities maintain that is a plurale tantum, but in English entomological usage,  sometimes appears as a back-formation. Sometimes the singular is used instead, but this may lead to confusion with other, unrelated meanings of.

Pronunciation

 * plural halteres pronounced
 * plural halteres pronounced
 * plural halteres pronounced

Noun

 * 1)  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.

Translations

 * Dutch: ,
 * French:
 * German: Haltere, Schwingkölbchen
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese: balancin,
 * Romansch: ballantschera
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: halterio

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) dumbbell (a weight with two disks attached to a short bar)