Main Entry: hal·tere

Pronunciation: \ˈhȯl-ˌtir, ˈhal-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural hal·teres \ˈhȯl-ˌtirz, ˈhal-; hȯl-ˈtir-ēz, hal-\

Etymology: New Latin halter, from Latin, jumping weight, from Greek haltēr, from hallesthai to leap — more at sally

Date: circa 1823

: one of a pair of club-shaped organs in a dipteran fly that are the modified second pair of wings and function as sensory flight stabilizers