<adj.all> 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
preferring to use left foot or hand or eye
<adj.all> sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye
Sinistral \Sin"is*tral\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left; sinistrous; -- opposed to {dextral}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed; -- said of certain spiral shells.
counterclockwise \coun"ter*clock"wise\ adj. & adv. in the opposite direction to that in which the hands of a clock rotate, as viewed from in front of the clock face; -- of rotatory motion or spiral direction. Opposite of {clockwise}, or {right-handed}