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• fluke — fluke1 /floohk/, n. 1. the part of an anchor that catches in the ground, esp. the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm. See diag. under anchor. 2. a barb, or the barbed head, of a harpoon, spear, arrow, or the like. 3. either half of the… …   Universalium

• 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 disease — fluke disease, an often fatal disease of the liver, especially in cattle and sheep, characterized by anemia, weakness, and swollen jaws; fascioliasis. It is caused by a liver fluke that lives as a larva in snails and then encysts on grass …   Useful english dictionary

• Icelandic sheep — The Icelandic sheep or Kind in Icelandic, is a breed of domestic sheep. The Icelandic breed is a North European short tailed variety of sheep, which exhibits a fluke shaped, naturally short tail. The Icelandic is a mid sized breed, generally… …   Wikipedia

• Romney (sheep) — The Romney, formerly called the Romney Marsh or the Kent sheep is a long wool sheep recognized as a breed in England by 1800. Exported to other continents, the Romney is the world’s second (to the Merino) most economically important sheep breed.… …   Wikipedia

• fluke — Common name for members of the class Trematoda (phylum Platyhelminthes). All flukes of mammals (subclass Digenea) are internal parasites in the adult stage and are characterized by complex digenetic life cycles involving a …   Medical dictionary