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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fluke n.
 1. Zool. The European flounder.  See Flounder. [Written also fleuk, flook, and flowk.]
 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.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

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