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fluke

3  [flook]
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–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)

Related forms:
flukeless, adjective
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fluke
Pronunciation: 'flük
Function: noun
: a flattened digenetic trematode worm; broadly : TREMATODE —see LIVER FLUKE
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fluke 1 (fl&oomacr;k)
n.
See trematode.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Science Dictionary
fluke   (flk)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. Either of the two flattened fins of a whale's tail.

  2. See trematode.


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