pollicate

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin pollex (thumb, big toe).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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pollicate (third-person singular simple present pollicates, present participle pollicating, simple past and past participle pollicated)

  1. To gesture with the thumb.

Adjective

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pollicate (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Of insects: having a curved projection or spine on the inner side of a leg joint.

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