dextral

(dekstrəl)

adjective

  1. on the right-hand side; right
  2. right-handed
  3. having whorls that rise to the apex in counterclockwise spirals from the opening at the lower right: said of the shells of most gastropods

Origin: < L dextra, right-hand side (see dexter) + -al

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See dextral in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or located on the right side; right.
  2. Right-handed.
  3. Zoology Of or relating to a gastropod shell that coils clockwise and has its aperture to the right when facing the observer with the apex upward.

Related Forms:

  • dex·tralˈi·ty (dĕk-strălˈĭ-tē) noun
  • dexˈtral·ly adverb

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