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Pollex
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Pol′lex
,Noun.
pl.
Pollices
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. [the thumb.]
(Anat.)
The first, or preaxial, digit of the fore limb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb; the thumb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the bastard wing.
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pollex
pollex
English
Noun
pollex (plural pollices)
- 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.
Derived terms
See also
References
- pollex in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpol.leks/, [ˈpɔl.lɛks]
Noun
pollex m (genitive pollicis); third declension
- thumb
- a unit of distance, equivalent to approximately 24.6 mm; one uncia (see also: Ancient Roman units of measurement)
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pollex | pollicēs |
| genitive | pollicis | pollicum |
| dative | pollicī | pollicibus |
| accusative | pollicem | pollicēs |
| ablative | pollice | pollicibus |
| vocative | pollex | pollicēs |
Derived terms
Descendants
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References
- pollex in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pollex in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- POLLEX in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- pollex in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray