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Adjective: dextral  deks-trul
  1. Of or on the right
    "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"
     
  2. Preferring to use right foot, hand or eye
    "dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye"

See also: clockwise, dexter, dextrorsal, dextrorse, right-handed

Antonym: sinistral

Encyclopedia: Dextral