Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Fluke \Fluke\ (fl[=u]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.) 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]
Source : WordNet®
Fasciola hepatica
n : flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic
animals and humans [syn: {liver fluke}]