Definitions for: Dextral


[adj] 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"
[adj] preferring to use right foot or hand or eye; "dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye"



Webster (1913) Definition: Dex"tral, a. [From 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.

Synonyms: dexter, dextrorsal, dextrorse

Antonyms: sinistral

See Also: clockwise, right-handed

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