1
[ adjective ] preferring to use left foot or hand or eye

Examples

"sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye"

Related terms

left-handed left-handed

2
[ adjective ] 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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