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DEXTRAL
dextral
(adjective) of or on the right; “a dextral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the right when facing the observer”; “a dextral flatfish lies with the right eye uppermost”
dextral
(adjective) preferring to use right foot or hand or eye; “dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
dextral (comparative more dextral, superlative most dextral)
Of or pertaining to the right side
Antonyms
• sinistral
Source: Wiktionary
Dex"tral, a. Etym: [From Dexter.]
Definition: Right, as opposed to sinistral, or left. Dextral shell (Zoöl.), a spiral shell the whorls of which turn from left right, or like the hands of a watch when the apex of the spire is toward the eye of the observer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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