About The Word Sinistral
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Sinistral
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What's The Definition Of Sinistral?
[adj] 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"
[adj] preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye" Synonyms | Synonyms for Sinistral: sinister | sinistrorsal | sinistrorse Related Terms | Find terms related to Sinistral: See Also | anticlockwise | contraclockwise | counterclockwise | left-handed Sinistral In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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