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sinistral


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sinistral  \Sin"is*tral\,  a. 
  1.  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  left  inclining  to  the  left 
  sinistrous;  --  opposed  to  {dextral}. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  Having  the  whorls  of  the  spire  revolving  or 
  rising  to  the  left  reversed;  --  said  of  certain  spiral 
  shells. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sinistral 
  adj  1:  of  or  on  the  left  "a  sinistral  gastropod  shell  with  the 
  apex  upward  has  its  opening  on  the  left  when  facing 
  the  observer";  "a  sinistral  flatfish  lies  with  the 
  left  eye  uppermost"  [ant:  {dextral}] 
  2:  preferring  to  use  left  foot  or  hand  or  eye;  "sinistral 
  individuals  exhibit  dominance  of  the  left  hand  and  eye" 




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