pollex

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The thumb; the first, or preaxial, digit of the forelimb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the alula or bastard wing.
    — The Simiidae have a man-like appearance. They possess neither tails nor bestial cheek pouches. Their arms are longer than their legs, and they have opposable pollexes and a broad sternum.

词形变化

pollices plural pollexes plural,rare

词源

Etymology tree
Latin pollexbor.
English pollex
Borrowed from Latin pollex.
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