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SINISTRAL

1. [a] 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. [s] preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye"

similar words

1. [s] sinister

2. [s] sinistrorse

3. [s] sinistrorsal

4. [a] left-handed

opposite words

1. [a] dextral

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