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Dextral

Dextral Meaning & Definition
Dextral Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dextral?

[adj] 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"
[adj] preferring to use right foot or hand or eye; "dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dextral: dexter | dextrorsal | dextrorse

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dextral: clockwise | conservative | dexter | dextrocardial | dextrocerebral | dextrocular | dextrogyrate | dextrogyratory | dextropedal | dextrorotary | dextrorse | off | reactionary | right | right-hand | right-wing | right-wingish | starboard

See Also | clockwise | right-handed

Dextral In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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