- fluke-worm
- [flú:kwə:m]
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English-Slovenian dictionary. 2013.
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fluke-worm — n. Fluke, gourd worm, liver worm (Distoma hepaticum) … New dictionary of synonyms
fluke — 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) … New dictionary of synonyms
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
worm — 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.… … Universalium
fluke — {{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,… … Etymology dictionary
fluke — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
gourd-worm — gourdˈ worm noun A fluke worm resembling a gourd seed, esp the liver fluke • • • Main Entry: ↑gourd … Useful english dictionary
gourd-worm — n. Fluke, fluke worm … New dictionary of synonyms
liver 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: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
blood fluke — noun flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals • Syn: ↑schistosome • Hypernyms: ↑fluke, ↑trematode, ↑trematode worm • Member Holonyms: ↑Schistosoma, ↑genus Schistosoma … Useful english dictionary
