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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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