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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans;
[syn: liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) Any American flounder of the genus Paralichthys, especially Paralicthys dentatus, found in the Atlantic Ocean and in adjacent bays. --RHUD [PJC] 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Fasciola hepatica n 1: flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans [syn: liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica]