Fluke
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- a name for some flounders, flat fishes. Many of the other meanings of the term derive from this flat shape.
- another name for trematoda, a class of flatworms, for example:
- * the liver fluke.
- either lobe of the tail of whales (cetaceans).
- a part of an anchor.
- a stroke of good luck; a chance event unlikely to occur again
- a manufacturer of electrical and electronic test equipment such as multimeters and oscilloscopes; see Fluke Corporation.
- a 1995 film; see Fluke (movie).
- the name of an electronic dance music band; see Fluke (band).
- also used against a person who has done something they would never be able to attempt again.
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