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单词 prehalter
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Definition of prehalter in English:

prehalter

noun priːˈhɔːltəpriːˈhɒltə
Entomology rare
  • Originally: †(in a strepsipteran) a pseudohalter (obsolete). Later: (in a dipteran fly) a membranous scale or minute appendage anterior to the halter. Usually in plural.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Westwood (1805–1893), entomologist and palaeographer. Originally in plural in form praehalteres from scientific Latin praehalteres prae- + halteres; subsequently also in inferred singular form prehalter.

Definition of prehalter in US English:

prehalter

noun
Entomology rare
  • Originally: †(in a strepsipteran) a pseudohalter (obsolete). Later: (in a dipteran fly) a membranous scale or minute appendage anterior to the halter. Usually in plural.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Westwood (1805–1893), entomologist and palaeographer. Originally in plural in form praehalteres from scientific Latin praehalteres prae- + halteres; subsequently also in inferred singular form prehalter.

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