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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 or hand or eye
   "dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye"

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

Antonym: sinistral

Encyclopedia: Dextral