Dextral (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Preferring to use right foot or hand or eye; "dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Related Words
Meaning 2
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The dextral shell of the snail was easily recognizable due to its distinctive spiral shape.
- In the case of dextral flatfish, the right eye is always the one that faces upwards.
- The fossil record shows that dextral ammonites were more common than their sinistral counterparts.
- The dextral arrangement of the shell's opening is a key characteristic of this species of gastropod.
- The dextral orientation of the fish's body allowed it to blend in with the surrounding coral reef.