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   dextral

   /ˈdɛkstr(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. of or on the right side or the right hand.
   • ▪ right-handed.
   • ▪ relating to or denoting a strike-slip fault in which the motion of the block on the further side of the fault from an observer is towards the right.
   • ▪ (of a spiral mollusc shell) with whorls rising to the right and coiling in an anticlockwise direction.

   noun

   • 1. a right-handed person.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from medieval Latin dextralis, from Latin dextra ‘the right hand’, from dexter ‘on the right’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dextrality noun
   • 2. dextrally adverb

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   What does the term 'dextral' mean?

   • The term 'dextral' means 'of or on the right'. It is also used to describe gastropod shells, flatfish, and individuals who prefer using their right foot, hand, or eye. 'Dextral' individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye. Thanks for visiting The Crossword Solver.

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   What is a dextral gastropod?

   • Ampullaria, shell dextral, coiled. In dextral Gastropods the only structure found on the topographically right side of the rectum is the genital duct. In a dextral Gastropod the shell is coiled in a right-handed spiral from apex to mouth, and the spiral also projects to the right of the median plane of the animal.

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   What is the meaning of Dextra?

   • The name Dextra means 'skillful, right handed, one who dyes'. It is of Latin origin and is generally used as a girl's name. Dextra consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables, and is pronounced Dex-tra. It is a form of Dex.

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   What does a dextral animal look like?

   • Dextral animals, with shell coiled pseudo-sinistrally; operculum with sinistral spiral; pallial cavity dorsal. Shell thin, dextral, with prominent spire and oval aperture; no inferior pallial lobe. Shell bulimoid, dextral or sinistral; radular teeth, expanded at their extremities and multicuspidate.

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   Dextral means of or relating to the right, especially right-handed or having the whorls of a snail shell coiling clockwise. Learn more about the word history, examples, and medical definition of dextral.

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   right-handed. using or intended for the right hand. adjective. 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”. synonyms: clockwise.

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   Dextral means of, relating to, or located on the right side, esp of the body; right-hand. It also applies to certain gastropod shells that coil in a clockwise direction from the apex. See synonyms, pronunciation, and examples.

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   Dextral means right-handed or right-sided, and is the opposite of sinistral. It also describes the coiling direction of some gastropod shells. Learn more about its usage, history and examples from Dictionary.com.

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   Dextral means of, relating to, or located on the right side, especially of the body or the shell of certain molluscs. It also means right-handed or preferring to use the right hand, foot, or eye. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples.

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   The direction of the spiral coil is dextral as viewed from the centre of the clusters, regardless of the type of plaited morphology. From the Cambridge English Corpus. The alternatively dextral or sinistral tilt of the spindle is thus based upon the asymmetrical growth of microtubules of the vegetal aster. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Dextral is an adjective that means on the right-hand side or right. It is also used to describe the direction of coiling of some shells or the position of the genital duct in some animals.