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dextral |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dextral \Dex"tral\, a. [From {Dexter}.] Right as opposed to sinistral, or left {Dextral shell} (Zo["o]l.), 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dextral adj 1: of or 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" [ant: {sinistral}] 2: preferring to use right foot or hand or eye; ""dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye"
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