About The Word Pollex
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Pollex
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What's The Definition Of Pollex?
[n] the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pollex: thumb Related Terms | Find terms related to Pollex: See Also | finger | musculus abductor pollicis | thumbnail Pollex In Webster's Dictionary \Pol"lex\, n.; pl. {Pollices}. [the thumb.] (Anat.)
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.
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