† pollicateadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pollic- , pollex , -ate suffix².

Etymology: < classical Latin pollic-, pollex thumb (see pollex n.) + -ate suffix². In specific sense after scientific Latin Pollicata, former order name ( J. K. W. Illiger Prodromus systematis mammalium et avium (1811) 66). N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pǫ·likĕt) /ˈpɒlɪkət/.

Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Having thumbs; spec. of or relating to the former order Pollicata of mammals having opposable digits, which included monkeys, lower primates, and many marsupials.

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pollicate1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Pollicate, having thumbs; specifically, of or pertaining to the Pollicata.

1895 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Pollicate, possessing Pollices.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	pollicate
释义	† pollicateadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pollic- , pollex , -ate suffix². Etymology: < classical Latin pollic-, pollex thumb (see pollex n.) + -ate suffix². In specific sense after scientific Latin Pollicata, former order name ( J. K. W. Illiger Prodromus systematis mammalium et avium (1811) 66). N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pǫ·likĕt) /ˈpɒlɪkət/. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Having thumbs; spec. of or relating to the former order Pollicata of mammals having opposable digits, which included monkeys, lower primates, and many marsupials. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > having separate digits > having thumbs pollicate1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Pollicate, having thumbs; specifically, of or pertaining to the Pollicata. 1895 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Pollicate, possessing Pollices. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1890
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