Pollex
[PAH-leks]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin, 18th century
1.
The innermost digit of a forelimb, especially the thumb in primates.
Examples of Pollex in a sentence
"Ernie’s polydactyl cat had an additional pollex."
"The shopping bag was light enough that I could carry it with my pollex alone."
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