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Dextral : adj
1: 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" [ant: sinistral]
2: preferring to use right foot or hand or eye; "dextral
individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Dextral : \Dex"tral\, a. [Based on 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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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