Pollex

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounThe thumb; the first, or preaxial, digit of the forelimb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the alula or bastard wing.

Synonyms

thumb palm forepaw digitule ankylopollexian claw forecoxa ungual procoxa forearm bone hand phalange

Rhymes With

bollix bollocks pollux symbolics hydraulics scolex alcoholics workaholics

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