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Pollex 

~ POLLEX  id+ | THUMB |
          or in Latin DIGITUS PRIMUS
  lat POLLEX   = THUMB
      POLLICES   plural
  sp  PULGAR     THUMB
      PULGA      FLEA
  see> HALLUX    BIG TOE
  myth> IS POLLEX LINKED TO POLLUX ?
        THE POLLEX SECURES A CLOSED FIST
  THE WEAPON OF BOXERS
  see> POLLUX WAS A BOXER

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