Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Halteres /(hăl*tē"rēz)/ · Hal·te·res · IPA /hælˈtɪɹiːz/ 01 n. pl. Balancers; the rudimentary hind wings of Diptera. 1. Balancers; the rudimentary hind wings of Diptera.(Zool.)