pol·lex

(pŏl′ĕks′)

n. pl. pol·li·ces (pŏl′ĭ-sēz′)

[Latin, thumb, big toe.]

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pollex

(ˈpɒlɛks)

n, pl -lices (-lɪˌsiːz)

(Zoology) the first digit of the forelimb of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, such as the thumb of man and other primates

[C19: from Latin: thumb, big toe]

pollical adj

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pol•lex

(ˈpɒl ɛks)

n., pl. pol•li•ces (ˈpɒl əˌsiz)

the innermost digit of the forelimb; thumb.

[1825–35; < Latin]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

pollex - the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

thumb

musculus abductor pollicis - the abductor muscle of the thumb

finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"

thumbnail - the nail of the thumb

Translations

pouce

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Sockalingam, S., Tan, A., Hawa, R., Pollex, H., Abbey, S., & Hodges, B.D.

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Particularly important are his investigations and descriptions of mammals from the early Middle Eocene of Grube Messel near Darmstadt, such as bats including the new species Archaeonycteris pollex and Trachypteron franzeni.

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Two new crustaceans: the parasitic copepod Sphaeronellopsis monothrix (Choniostomatidae) and its myodocopid ostracod host Parasterocope pollex (Cylindroleberidae) from the southern New England coast.

Planktonic Phases in Symbiotic Copepods: a Review

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Variation is presented from the pollex (1) to the 5th finger of the hands and from the hallux (1) to the 5th toe of the feet.

Cryptic Diversity in the Neotropical Gecko Genus Phyllopezus Peters, 1878 (Reptilia: Squamata: Phyllodactylidae): A New Species from Paraguay

Chelipeds and ambulatory legs robust, compressed; chelipeds shorter than pereiopods 2-4; hand short, wide, and nearly quadrate, dactylus wider than pollex and strongly curved.

Taxonomy of Pinnotheres bipunctatus Nicolet, 1849 with a distributional checklist of the Pinnotheridae of Chile and Peru, and a list of the Crustacea described by Hercule Nicolet in the Atlas of the Physical and Political History of Chile

Mallette, Duff, McPhee, Pollex, and Wood (2011) used a randomized controlled trial to study effective formats for training nurses in managing nursing incivility.

A quality improvement project measuring the effect of an evidence-based civility training program on nursing workplace incivility in a rural hospital using quantitative methods

Initial coarse interpretation of the prints was used to eliminate nontarget species (size and shape) and determine which foot was represented by the print (dimensions of the print and placement of the pollex and hallux).

Individual identification of raccoons (Procyon lotor) using track plate foot printing

If one counts by one's digits the poetry books Marne has crafted through the years, Lyrical Objects would complete the first handful, and would represent the poet's pollex or digitus primus, said poet Marjorie Evasco.

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(47) The Polynesian lexicon database POLLEX indicates that Kahiki comes from the proto-form Tafiti, meaning 'foreign country' or 'distant place'.

Star path to a new world: Reappraising an account of a Polynesian voyage to the American continent from an environmental history perspective