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/ˈhæltɪə/ · noun
(entomology) 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..
Whenever the fly changes direction at an angle to the hinge, the shaking bends the halteres at their base and turns them into a gyroscope.
Use haltere when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Haltere means (entomology) 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..
Common synonyms include halter, balancer.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Whenever the fly changes direction at an angle to the hinge, the shaking bends the halteres at their base and turns them into a gyroscope.
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