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dextral

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(deks′trəl)

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

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

Related Forms:

dextrality noun
dextrally adverb

See dextral in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, relating to, or located on the right side; right.
Right-handed.
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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