haltere

Noun
  1. Either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects;
    Used for maintaining equilibrium during flight (synset 102154864)
    is a type of: wing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
    is a part of: dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects - 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
    same as: balancer, halter

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