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.
noun
adverb
