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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
opposable/əˈpəʊzəb(ə)l/

▶adjective Zoology (of the thumb of a primate) capable of facing and touching the other digits on the same hand.

'opposable' also found in these Oxford entries:

opossum - quadrumanous - thumb

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