Fluke Definition
flo͝ok
fluked, flukes, fluking
noun
flukes
Any of numerous parasitic flatworms, including the trematodes, some of which infect humans, and the monogeneans, which are chiefly ectoparasites of fish.
American Heritage Medicine
Any of various flatfishes, esp. a genus (Paralichthys) of flounders.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
A pointed part of an anchor, designed to catch in the ground.
Webster's New World
A barb or barbed head of an arrow, harpoon, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
fluked, flukes, fluking
To hit or get by a fluke.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A surname.
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Other Word Forms of Fluke
Noun
Singular:
fluke
Plural:
flukesOrigin of Fluke
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Middle English flounder, flatfish from Old English flōc plāk-1 in Indo-European roots Sense 1, from the flounderlike shape of sheep flukes
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Possibly from fluke
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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