sinistral (a)

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type a
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def of or on the left
examples 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
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Also see counterclockwise, anticlockwise, contraclockwise; left-handed
Antonym sinistral → dextral
Similar to sinister; sinistrorse, sinistrorsal
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Also see counterclockwise, anticlockwise, contraclockwise; left-handed
Antonym dextral → sinistral
Similar to sinister; sinistrorse, sinistrorsal

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