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Sinistral Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Sinistral has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

A left-handed individual.

Adjective
1

of or on the left

"a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"

"a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost"

2

preferring to use left foot or hand or eye

"sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye"

3

Of, facing, or on the left side.

Example Sentences
"a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer" adjective
"a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost" adjective
"sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
dextral
Rhyming Words
ral tral ural oral gral aral kral aural jural loral acral moral dural meral sural boral rural coral feral viral
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