pollex

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Synonyms: pollux, polled, pollen, poller, pollee, pollax, pollet, polley, polex, polle

Antonyms: pollux, polled, pollen, poller, pollee, pollax, pollet, polley, polex, polle

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. The [[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]].

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