List of antonyms from "halter" to antonyms from "hammer out a deal"


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Definition of the day : « halteres »

  • As in lasso : noun lariat
  • As in rein : noun restraint, control
  • As in tether : noun fastening
  • As in bridle : noun restraining device
Example sentences :
  • In a few rare species the wings, or halteres, or both, are wanting.
  • Extract from : « Handbook of Medical Entomology » by William Albert Riley
  • Wings blackish brown; stigma and veins black; halteres apple-green.
  • Extract from : « Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 » by Various
  • Abdomen ochraceous, black at the tip; femora testaceous at the base; halteres testaceous.
  • Extract from : « Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 » by Various
  • Halteres were also used for general exercise, like modern dumb-bells.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5 » by Various
  • Calyptrate: those flies that have aluke or membranous scales above the halteres.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • They are wingless, but have a pair of halteres placed upon the dorsal surface.
  • Extract from : « The Young Collector's Handbook of Ants, Bees, Dragon-flies, Earwigs, Crickets, and Flies » by W. Harcourt Bath
  • Fore-wings well developed; hind-wings reduced to stalked knobs (“halteres”).
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 » by Various