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"

See also: anticlockwise [Brit], contraclockwise [non-standard], counterclockwise [N. Amer], left-handed, sinister, sinistrality, sinistrorsal, sinistrorse

Antonym: dextral

Encyclopedia: Sinistral

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• parole
• parolee
• paronomasia
• paronychia
• paronym
• Parophrys
• Parophrys vitulus
• paroquet
• parosamia
• parotid
• parotid gland
• parotid vein
• parotitis
• parous
• Parousia
• paroxetime
• paroxysm
• paroxysmal
• paroxysmal trepidant abasia