fluke

IPA(Pronunciation)

/fluːk/

Noun

A flounder. / A trematode; a parasitic flatworm of the Trematoda class, related to the tapeworm.

Japanese Meaning

カレイなどの平らな体を持つ魚。 / 吸虫。寄生性の扁平動物で、条虫に関連するもの。

The fisherman proudly displayed the fluke he had caught that morning.

漁師は今朝釣ったカレイを誇らしげに見せた。

Sense（1）

A flounder.

Sense（2）

A trematode; a parasitic flatworm of the Trematoda class, related to the tapeworm.

The man had become infected with flukes after eating a meal of raw fish.

flukes

（ plural ）