dextral | ||
1. | [ adjective ] preferring to use right foot or hand or eye | |
Examples: | "dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye" |
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Related terms: | right-handed right-handed | |
2. | [ adjective ] of or on the right | |
Examples: | "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" |
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Related terms: | sinistral dexter dextrorse clockwise right-handed | |
Similar spelling: |
dextrality dextrorsal dexter dextrously dextrous dextrose dextrorse dexterous dexterity |