Fleuk

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fluke \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. (Zool.) The European flounder. See {Flounder}. [Written
        also {fleuk}, {flook}, and {flowk}.]
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     2. (Zool.) Any American flounder of the genus {Paralichthys},
        especially {Paralicthys dentatus}, found in the Atlantic
        Ocean and in adjacent bays. --RHUD
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     3. (Zool.) 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.
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