sinistral (adj.)

  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'

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