POLLEX (pollices)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: pollices   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does pollex mean? 

• POLLEX (noun)
  The noun POLLEX has 1 sense:

1. the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

  Familiarity information: POLLEX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLLEX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

pollex; thumb

Hypernyms ("pollex" is a kind of...):

finger (any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb))

Meronyms (parts of "pollex"):

musculus abductor pollicis (the abductor muscle of the thumb)

thumbnail (the nail of the thumb)