(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:03:22

Hal*te"res (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. weights used in jumping, fr. to leap.] Zool.

Balancers; the rudimentary hind wings of Diptera.

 

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