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