fluke

¹fluke

noun \ˈflük\

Definition of FLUKE

1

: flatfish

2

: a flattened digenetic trematode worm; broadly : trematode — compare liver fluke

Origin of FLUKE

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

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Fishes Terms

char, chum, ichthyology, smelt, tetra, turbot

Rhymes with FLUKE

cuke, duke, gook, juke, kook, Luke, nuke, Nuuk, puke, snook, souk, spook, tuque, uke, yeuk, zouk