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dextral Definition


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dextral
adj
    1. Associated with, or located on, the right side, especially the right side of the body.
    2. Right-handed, or favouring the right-hand side.
    3. Said of flatfish: lying right side up.
    4. Said of the shells of some gastropod molluscs: turning in the normal manner, ie clockwise from the top. Compare sinistral.
Derivative: dextrality
noun
    Derivative: dextrally
    adverb
      Etymology: 17c: from medieval Latin dextralis, from dextra right hand.



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