Pseudohalteres

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pseudohalter \Pseu`do*hal"ter\, n.; pl. {Pseudohalteres}. [NL.
     See {Pseudo-}, and {Halteres}.] (Zool.)
     One of the rudimentary front wings of certain insects
     ({Stylops}). They resemble the halteres, or rudimentary hind
     wings, of Diptera.
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