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fluke (n.)
1.parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host
2.either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean
3.flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
4.a barb on a harpoon or arrow
5.(colloquial)a stroke of luck
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Merriam Webster
FlukeFluke (flūk or fl�k), n. [Cf. AS. flōc a kind of flatfish, Icel. flōki a kind of halibut.]
1. (Zoöl.) The European flounder. See Flounder. [Written also fleuk, flook, and flowk.]
2. (Zoöl.) Any American flounder of the genus Paralichthys, especially Paralicthys dentatus, found in the Atlantic Ocean and in adjacent bays. RHUD
3. (Zoöl.) 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.
FlukeFluke (flūk), 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. (Zoöl.) 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.
FlukeFluke (?), 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]
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⇨ definição - Wikipedia
fluke (n.)
bonus, flue, godsend, luck, lucky break, lucky shot, stroke of luck, trematode, trematode worm, windfall
fluke (n.) (colloquial)
⇨ Chinese liver fluke disease • Fluke infection, unspecified • Lancet fluke infection • Liver Fluke • Lung fluke disease • Oriental liver fluke disease • Other fluke infections • Other specified fluke infections • Sheep liver fluke disease • Yokogawa's Fluke • blood fluke • by a fluke • liver fluke
⇨ Absurd (Fluke song) • Blood fluke • Blood-fluke • Bubble (Fluke song) • Bullet (Fluke song) • Bullet 2005 (Fluke song) • Chinese liver fluke • Electric Guitar (Fluke song) • Fluke (band) • Fluke (film) • Fluke Corporation • Fluke discography • Fluke, or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings • Groovy Feeling (Fluke song) • Hang Tough (Fluke song) • Island Life (Fluke song) • Joanne Fluke • Joni/Taxi (Fluke song) • Liver fluke • Michigan Five Fluke Freshmen • Philly (Fluke song) • Pond fluke • Pulse (Fluke song) • Slap It (Fluke song) • Slid (Fluke song) • Slid King of Cool Remixes (Fluke song) • Slid Timeless Land (Fluke song) • Squirt (Fluke song) • Switch (Fluke song) • The Bells (Fluke song) • The Peel Sessions (Fluke album) • Thumper! (Fluke song) • Tosh (Fluke song)
fluke (n.)
fluke; trematode; trematode worm[ClasseHyper.]
flatworm, platyhelminth[Hyper.]
class Trematoda, Trematoda[membre]
fluke (n.)
tail[Hyper.]
fluke (n.)
projection[Hyper.]
anchor, ground tackle[Desc]
fluke (n.)
barb[Hyper.]
harpoon, lance[Desc]
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