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Pollex vs Pollax - What's the difference?

pollex | pollax |

As nouns the difference between pollex and pollax

is that pollex is the first, or preaxial, digit of the forelimb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb; the thumb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the bastard wing while pollax is obsolete form of lang=en.

pollex

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(pollices)
  • The first, or preaxial, digit of the forelimb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb; the thumb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the bastard wing.

    • Derived terms

    * pollical

    See also

    * hallux

    References

    * ----

    pollax

    English

    Noun

    (es)
    • (Chaucer)
    (Webster 1913)