pollex
Pol"lex, n.; pl. Pollices. Etym: [L., the thumb.] (Anat.) Defn: The first, or preaxial, digit of the fore limb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb; the thumb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the bastard wing.
Pol"lex, n.; pl. Pollices. Etym: [L., the thumb.] (Anat.) Defn: The first, or preaxial, digit of the fore limb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb; the thumb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the bastard wing.