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Etymology

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schwingen +‎ -er

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Noun

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Schwinger m (strong, genitive Schwingers, plural Schwinger)

  1. (entomology) haltere (small knobbed structure in some two-winged insects, one of a pair that are flapped rapidly and function as accelerometers to maintain stability in flight)

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