Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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haltere | Yes | No | No | No |
dipterous insect | Yes | No | No | No |
haltere (noun) | dipterous insect (noun) |
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either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight | insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing |