halter, haltere, balancer
(noun) either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
haltere (plural halteres)
(entomology) 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.
• Tar Heel, Tarheel, leather, lethera
Source: Wiktionary
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
