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Pollex
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noun 1. The innermost digit of a forelimb, especially the thumb in primates.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Play Button "His pollex swelled to twice its size after he hit it with the hammer."
Play Button "Ernie's polydactyl cat had an additional pollex."
Play Button "The shopping bag was light enough that I could carry it with my pollex alone."
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Latin, early 18th century
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Why This Word?
"Pollex" comes directly from the same word in Latin, meaning "thumb" or "big toe." In English, it's spelled exactly the same as the Latin word, but variations on the term exist in several other languages. In Russian, "palex" means "finger," "bol′šoj palec" means "thumb," and "palec nogi" means "toe." ...
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