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dex·tral
dextral
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- pronunciation:
- dek
strl
- features:
- Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
of or located on the right side; right. (Cf. sinistral.)
- similar words:
- right
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definition 2: |
right-handed.
- similar words:
- right
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definition 3: |
rising to an apex in a counterclockwise spiral, said esp. of the shells of most gastropods.
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derivations: |
dextrally (adv.), dextrality (n.) |
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