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Haltere Moderate

Haltere has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight

2

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.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
wing
Rhyming Words
jere gere fere kere tere here were vere pere dere mere lere bere sere rere yere cere frere spere stere
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