Fluke-worm
1fluke-worm — n. Fluke, gourd worm, liver worm (Distoma hepaticum) …
2fluke — n. 1. Anchor flake, grappling flap. 2. Tail flap (of a whale). 3. Flounder, turbot, flowk (Platessa flesus or maximus). 4. Lucky stroke, stroke of luck (primarily, at billiards). 5. Fluke worm, liver worm, gourd worm (Distoma hepaticum) …
3Fluke — (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… …
4worm — wormer, n. wormlike, wormish, adj. /werrm/, n. 1. Zool. any of numerous long, slender, soft bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids. 2.… …
5fluke — {{11}}fluke (1) flat end of an arm of an anchor, 1560s, perhaps from FLUKE (Cf. fluke) (3) on resemblance of shape, or from Low Ger. flügel wing. Meaning whale s tail (in plural, flukes) is 1725. {{12}}fluke (2) lucky stroke, chance hit, 1857,… …
6fluke — I. noun Etymology: Middle English floke, fluke, from Old English flōc; akin to Old English flōh chip, Old High German flah smooth, Greek plax flat surface, and probably to Old English flōr floor more at floor Date: before 12th century 1. flatfish …
7fluke — 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 …
8gourd-worm — gourdˈ worm noun A fluke worm resembling a gourd seed, esp the liver fluke • • • Main Entry: ↑gourd …
9gourd-worm — n. Fluke, fluke worm …
10liver fluke — noun flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑Fasciola hepatica • Hypernyms: ↑fluke, ↑trematode, ↑trematode worm • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
