prepollex
noun
a rudimentary additional digit on the preaxial side of the thumb of certain amphibians and mammals.
prepollices
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pluralof prepollex.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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All of the species have a noticeable fold on the wrist and enlarged prepollices, bearing horny nuptial excrescences in breeding males.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.
The species in this group lack vocal slits and have either large, rectangular, or bifid prepollices.
From Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America by Duellman, William E.
