flukes is a form of:

Fluke



Same as: flukeworm
noun
1.
(A flatfish, a parasitic worm, flat triangular point of an anchor. lucky stroke. accidental advantage stroke of good luck, windfall, luck) ជោគជ័យដោយចៃដន្យ, ពួកប៉ារ៉ាស៊ីត (អៀន) ដែលរស់ក្នុងថ្លើម, ជើងសត្វ
2.
(វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ព្រូនមានរាងដូចស្លឹកឈើ
  • blood fluke
    - ស៊ីស្តឈាម, ស្រទាប់ឈាម
  • giant intestinal fluke
    - ព្រូនស្លឹកនៅពោះវៀន
  • liver fluke
    - ព្រូនសំប៉ែតរស់ក្នុងថ្លើម
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a scratch in the United States); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage; as, he won by a fluke.
2.
The European flounder.
3.
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.
4.
The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook.
5.
One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor.
6.
An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE, INTRANSITIVE) To get or score by a fluke; as, to fluke a play in billiards.