dextral

  • (a) 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
  • (s) preferring to use right foot or hand or eye
    • dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye

Antonyms

sinistral

See also

clockwise right-handed

Words of close approximity

dextrin
dextrality