POLLICES

POLLEX

thumb, pollex

(noun) the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

pollices

plural of pollex

Source: Wiktionary


POLLEX

Pol"lex, n.; pl. Pollices. Etym: [L., the thumb.] (Anat.)

Definition: The first, or preaxial, digit of the fore limb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb; the thumb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the bastard wing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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