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fluke
3 [flook]
–noun
| 1. | any of several American flounders of the genus Paralichthys, esp. P. dentatus, found in the Atlantic Ocean. |
| 2. | any of various other flatfishes. |
| 3. | a trematode. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME flok(e), fluke, OE flōc; c. ON flōki; cf. OHG flah flat (G flach)
bef. 900; ME flok(e), fluke, OE flōc; c. ON flōki; cf. OHG flah flat (G flach)

Related forms:
flukeless, adjective
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fluke 1 (flōōk) n.
[Middle English, from Old English flōc; see plāk-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Fluke
Fluke\ (fl[=u]k), n. [Cf. AS. fl[=o]c a kind of flatfish, Icel. fl[=o]ki a kind of halibut.]1. (Zo["o]l.) The European flounder. See Flounder. [Written also fleuk, flook, and flowk]. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) A parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Distoma lanceolatum) are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease called rot. [1913 Webster]Fluke
Fluke\ (fl[=u]k), n. [Cf. LG. flunk, flunka wing, the palm of an anchor; perh. akin to E. fly.]1. The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor. 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor. 3. An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting. 4. An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a scratch in the United States); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage; as, he won by a fluke. [Cant, Eng.] --A. Trollope.
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Language Translation for : fluke
Spanish:
chiripa, racha de suerte,
German:
der Dusel,
Japanese:
まぐれ当たり
fluke (1)
"flat end of an arm of an anchor," 1561, perhaps from fluke (3) on resemblance of shape, or from L.Ger. flügel "wing." Meaning "whale's tail" (in plural) is 1725.
fluke (2)
"lucky chance," 1857, originally a lucky shot at billiards, of uncertain origin.
fluke (3)
"flatfish," O.E. floc "flatfish," related to O.N. floke "flatfish," flak "disk, floe" (see flake). The parasite worm (1668) so called from resemblance of shape.
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Main Entry: fluke
Pronunciation: 'flük
Function: noun
: a flattened digenetic trematode worm; broadly :
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fluke 1 (fl&oomacr;k)
n.
See trematode.
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fluke (fl k) Pronunciation Key
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