1.
[syn: liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fluke \Fluke\ (fl[=u]k or fl[=oo]k), n. [Cf. AS. fl[=o]c a kind
of flatfish, Icel. fl[=o]ki a kind of halibut.]
1. (Zool.) The European flounder. See Flounder. [Written
also fleuk, flook, and flowk.]
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) Any American flounder of the genus Paralichthys,
especially Paralicthys dentatus, found in the Atlantic
Ocean and in adjacent bays. --RHUD
[PJC]
3. (Zool.) 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Fasciola hepatica
n 1: flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic
animals and humans [syn: liver fluke, Fasciola
hepatica]