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(n.) 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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pollex'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pollex.html. 1828.
 
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