n. [ Cf. AS. flōc a kind of flatfish, Icel. flōki 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 ]

Fluke

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. ]

Flukeworm

n. (Zool.) Same as 1st Fluke, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT DictionaryCC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

蛭

[蛭, zhì, ㄓˋ]fluke; leech; hirudinea#22648[Add to Longdo]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING DictionaryDING DE-EN Dictionary

Glücksfall { m }; Zufallstreffer { m } | durch einen glücklichen Zufall

fluke | by a fluke[Add to Longdo]

Fluke { f }; Schwanzflosse { f } [ zool. ]

fluke; tail (of a whale or dolphin)[Add to Longdo]

Fluken { n } (eines Wals; vor dem Tauchen) [ zool. ]

fluking (of a whale; before diving)[Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT DictionaryEDICT JP-EN Dictionary

フロック(P);フルーク

[furokku (P); furu-ku](n) (1) fluke; (2) (フロック only) frock; (3) (フロック only) flock; (P)[Add to Longdo]

横川吸虫

[よこがわきゅうちゅう, yokogawakyuuchuu](n) Metagonimus yokogawai (species of intestinal fluke)[Add to Longdo]

怪我の功名

[けがのこうみょう, keganokoumyou](exp) fortunate error; lucky break; fluke[Add to Longdo]

肝吸虫

[かんきゅうちゅう, kankyuuchuu](n) Chinese liver fluke (Clonorchis sinensis); Oriental liver fluke[Add to Longdo]

肝蛭

[かんてつ, kantetsu](n) sheep liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica)[Add to Longdo]

吸虫

[きゅうちゅう, kyuuchuu](n) trematode (i.e. a fluke)[Add to Longdo]

吸虫類

[きゅうちゅうるい, kyuuchuurui](n) trematodes (i.e. flukes)[Add to Longdo]

住血吸虫

[じゅうけつきゅうちゅう, juuketsukyuuchuu](n) blood fluke (any fluke of family Schistosomatidae); schistosome[Add to Longdo]

日本住血吸虫

[にほんじゅうけつきゅうちゅう, nihonjuuketsukyuuchuu](n) Oriental blood fluke (Schistosoma japonicum)[Add to Longdo]

日本住血吸虫症

[にほんじゅうけつきゅうちゅうしょう, nihonjuuketsukyuuchuushou](n) (See 日本住血吸虫) schistosomiasis japonica (form of bilharzia caused by the Oriental blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum)[Add to Longdo]

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