fluke
- fluke
n.
any of the parasitic flatworms belonging to the group Trematoda. Adult flukes, which have suckers for attachment to their host, are parasites of humans, occurring in the liver (liver flukes; ), lungs , gut , and blood vessels (blood flukes; ) and often cause serious disease. Eggs, passed out with the stools, hatch into larvae called miracidia, which penetrate an intermediate snail host. Miracidia give rise asexually to redia larvae and finally cercariae in the snail's tissues. The released cercariae may enter a second intermediate host (such as a fish or crustacean); form a cyst (metacercaria) on vegetation; or directly penetrate the human skin.
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Fluke — eines Buckelwals Zum Verg … Deutsch Wikipedia
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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}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the lobes of a whale s tail, so called from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fluke — может относиться к: Fluke (группа), музыкальный коллектив в жанре electronic dance англ.), фильм 1995 г. Fluke (новелла), новелла 1977 г. Корпорация Fluke, производитель электрического и электронного испытательного оборудования … Википедия
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. (Zo[ o]l.) The European flounder. See {Flounder}. [Written also {fleuk}, {flook}, and {flowk}.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any American… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fluke — [flu:k] n informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Origin unknown.] something good that happens because of luck ▪ He agreed that the second goal was a fluke. >fluky flukey adj ▪ a fluky win … Dictionary of contemporary English
fluke — [ fluk ] noun count INFORMAL something that happens unexpectedly because of an accident or good luck: I think their last win was just a fluke. ╾ fluk|y adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fluke — fluke; fluke·less; … English syllables
fluke — fluke1 [flo͞ok] n. [ME floke < OE floc, akin to ON floki < IE base * plāg , broad, flat > FLAG2, Ger flach, flat, level] 1. any of various flatfishes, esp. a genus (Paralichthys) of flounders 2. TREMATODE fluke2 [flo͞ok] … English World dictionary
