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Pollex
Pollex meaning
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.
Example sentences (3)
Judge Pollex is a retired Wood County jurist the Ohio Supreme Court appointed last week to hear the complaint after Seneca County Commons Pleas Judge Michael Kelbley recused himself.
The front feet have lost the pollex (or 'thumb'), resulting in four toes, while the rear feet have all five toes.
With the exception of the four-toed African hunting dog (Lycaon pictus), there are five toes on the forefeet but the pollex (thumb) is reduced and does not reach the ground.