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pollex

Pollex - What does it mean?

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Pollex vs Digits - What's the difference?

pollex | digits |


As nouns the difference between pollex and digits

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 digits is plural of lang=en.

Pollex vs Pollux - What's the difference?

pollex | pollux |


As nouns the difference between pollex and pollux

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 pollux is a variety of petalite always found with castor.

As a proper noun Pollux is

one of the Dioscuri, son of Tyndarus and Leda, brother of Castor.

Pollex vs Pollee - What's the difference?

pollex | pollee |


As nouns the difference between pollex and pollee

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 pollee is someone who participates in a poll.

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 In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the bastard wing while pollax is obsolete form of lang=en.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 vs Polled - What's the difference?

pollex | polled |


As a noun 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.

As a verb polled is

past tense of poll.

As an adjective polled is

lopped; said of trees having their tops cut off.

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 vs Pollen - What's the difference?

pollex | pollen |


As nouns the difference between pollex and pollen

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 pollen is fine powder in general, fine flour (16th century usage documented by OED; no longer common..

Taxonomy vs Pollex - What's the difference?

taxonomy | pollex |


As nouns the difference between taxonomy and pollex

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while 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.

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