haltere

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noun

either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects;
used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
• Syn:
halter, balancer
• Derivationally related forms:
balance (for: balancer)
• Hypernyms:
wing
• Part Holonyms:
dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron