haltere

7 letters · noun · scores 1,800 in SpellHuntr

noun

either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight

Haltere in a sentence

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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