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Definition of Halteres
1. n. pl. Balancers; the rudimentary hind wings of Diptera.
Definition of Halteres
1. Noun. (plural of haltere) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Halteres
1. haltere [n] - See also: haltere
Medical Definition of Halteres
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Halteres
Literary usage of Halteres
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mosquitoes of North and Central America and the West Indies by Leland Ossian Howard, Harrison Gray Dyar, Frederick Knab (1917)
"halteres whitish, with dark knobs. Legs moderately long and slender; femora
whitish scaled below, with black ones above and a black ring before tip ; knees ..."
2. The Entomologist's Text Book: An Introduction to the Natural History by John Obadiah Westwood (1838)
"(e) halteres (see figs. 126 and 127, 2 z).—These organs, which are usually ...
of the air through a spiracle near the base of the halteres; in which case, ..."
3. A Text-book of Entomology: Including the Anatomy, Physiology, Embryology and by Alpheus Spring Packard (1898)
"The halteres. — In the Diptera the hind wings are modified to form the halteres
or balancers, which are present in all the species, ..."
4. Aquatic Insects in New York State by James George Needham (1903)
"2 Knob of the halteres black. With the head, palpi, base of the antennae, thorax,
... 3. pl District of Columbia marginata Loew Knob of the halteres yellow. ..."
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