pollex

The English word “pollex” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

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.

Borrowed from Latin pollex.

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