haltere
Definitions
A small knobbed structure in some two-winged insects, one of a pair that are flapped rapidly and function as accelerometers to maintain stability in flight.
Equivalents
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Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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