About The Word Sinistral

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Sinistral

Sinistral Meaning & Definition
Sinistral Definition And Meaning

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

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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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