Word
balancer, n.
(balancers)
either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
<noun.animal>
balancer
halter
haltere
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
balance
balance
semantic pointers
hypernym
wing
part holonym
dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron
an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions
<noun.person>
balancer
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
balance
balance
semantic pointers
hypernym
acrobat