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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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