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pollex::noun | Spocien Dictionary

pollex

/'pɑlɛks/

the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

Type	Words
Synonyms	thumb
Type of	finger

pollex

Pollex joined Birsen over the 100-yard mark with 122 yards on 22 carries, while Green added 88 yards on 15 attempts.

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Thumb: the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
One of Cicero's slaves. (Cic. ad Fam. xiv. 6, ad Alt. viii. 5, xiii. 46, 47.)
The 'thumb' on the bird's wing. It is sometimes called the 'spurious wing'. It is also sometimes called the 'first digit' since because it is thought to be a vestige of the digits of a front foot.