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dextral
adjective
- on the right-hand side; right
- right-handed
- having whorls that rise to the apex in counterclockwise spirals from the opening at the lower right: said of the shells of most gastropods
Related Forms:
- dextrality noun
- dextrally adverb
See dextral in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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