sinistral

(sinis trəl)

adjective

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

Origin: OFr < L sinistra, left hand: see sinister

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See sinistral in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of or facing the left side.
  2. Left-handed.
  3. Zoology Relating to or being a gastropod shell that has its aperture to the left when facing the observer with the apex upward.

Related Forms:

  • sinˈis·tral·ly adverb

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