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HALLUX (halluces)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hallux mean? 

HALLUX (noun)
  The noun HALLUX has 1 sense:

1. the first largest innermost toeplay

  Familiarity information: HALLUX used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HALLUX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The first largest innermost toe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

big toe; great toe; hallux

Hypernyms ("hallux" is a kind of...):

toe (one of the digits of the foot)

Holonyms ("hallux" is a part of...):

foot; human foot; pes (the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint)


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