(一般作 halteres)(Entomology)the balancing organ of a two-winged fly, seen as either of a pair of knobbed filaments that take the place of the hindwings, vibrating during flight (昆)(双翅目昆虫的)平衡棒;平衡器
语源
mid 16th cent. (originally plural, denoting a pair of weights like dumb-bells held in the hands to give impetus when jumping): from Greek haltēres (plural), from hallesthai 'to leap'