Dextral \Dex"tral\, a. [From Dexter.]
   Right, as opposed to sinistral, or left.
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   Dextral shell (Zool.), a spiral shell the whorls of which
      turn from left right, or like the hands of a watch when
      the apex of the spire is toward the eye of the observer.
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	clockwise \clockwise\ adj.
   1. -- of rotatory motion. dextral
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	dextral
    adj 1: 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" [ant: sinistral]
    2: preferring to use right foot or hand or eye; "dextral
       individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye"

	

	18 Moby Thesaurus words for "dextral":
   clockwise, conservative, dexter, dextrocardial, dextrocerebral,
   dextrocular, dextrogyrate, dextrogyratory, dextropedal,
   dextrorotary, dextrorse, off, reactionary, right, right-hand,
   right-wing, right-wingish, starboard