[syn: fluke, trematode, trematode worm]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. (Zool.) One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from
the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor.
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3. An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for
blasting.
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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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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.]
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2. (Zool.) Any American flounder of the genus Paralichthys,
especially Paralicthys dentatus, found in the Atlantic
Ocean and in adjacent bays. --RHUD
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fluke \Fluke\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Fluked; p. pr. & vb.
n. Fluking.]
To get or score by a fluke; as, to fluke a play in billiards.
[Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fluke
n 1: a stroke of luck [syn: good luck, fluke, good
fortune]
2: a barb on a harpoon or arrow
3: flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor [syn:
fluke, flue]
4: either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean
5: parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to
a host [syn: fluke, trematode, trematode worm]