‖Hal‐te″res (hăl‐tē″rēz), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. αλτἡ̑ρεσ weights used in jumping, fr. ἅλλεσθαι to leap.] (Zoöl.) Balancers; the rudimentary hind wings of Diptera.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.