Dextral and Sinistrorsal

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Dextral adjective - Of or on the right.

Usage example: a dextral flatfish lies with the right eye uppermost

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Sinistrorsal is an antonym for dextral.

Sinistrorsal adjective - Spiraling upward from right to left.

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Dextral is an antonym for sinistrorsal.

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Sinistrorsal and Dextral. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dextral/sinistrorsal

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