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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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  1. 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.
  2. n. the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
  3. 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.
  4. The first, or preaxial, digit of the fore limb, correspondingto the hallux in the hind limb; the thumb. In birds, the pollex isthe joint which bears the bastard wing.
  5. n the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb