noun
- plural of dextral; people who are right-handed or organisms that show right-handed characteristics
Usage: technical/scientific; often used in biology and medicine to describe right-handed individuals or right-turning spiral patterns
Examples
- Most dextrals write with their right hand.
- The study compared dextrals and sinistrals in terms of brain lateralization.
- In the population, dextrals make up approximately 90 percent of people.
- The shells of these snails show a dextral coiling pattern.
- Researchers observed that dextrals typically have stronger right-hand grip strength.