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Pollex vs Poller - What's the difference?

pollex | poller |

As nouns the difference between pollex and poller

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 poller is one who polls or lops trees.

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

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    poller

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • one who polls or lops trees
  • one who cuts hair; a barber
  • one who votes
  • one who registers voters or conducts a poll
  • (computing) a task or process that periodically checks for a condition being satisfied, such as the availability of new data
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