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sheep fluke
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Fluke — (fl[=u]k or fl[=oo]k), n. [Cf. AS. fl[=o]c a kind of flatfish, Icel. fl[=o]ki a kind of halibut.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The European flounder. See {Flounder}. [Written also {fleuk}, {flook}, and {flowk}.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any American… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fluke disease — fluke disease, an often fatal disease of the liver, especially in cattle and sheep, characterized by anemia, weakness, and swollen jaws; fascioliasis. It is caused by a liver fluke that lives as a larva in snails and then encysts on grass … Useful english dictionary
fluke — fluke1 /floohk/, n. 1. the part of an anchor that catches in the ground, esp. the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm. See diag. under anchor. 2. a barb, or the barbed head, of a harpoon, spear, arrow, or the like. 3. either half of the… … Universalium
fluke — Common name for members of the class Trematoda (phylum Platyhelminthes). All flukes of mammals (subclass Digenea) are internal parasites in the adult stage and are characterized by complex digenetic life cycles involving a … Medical dictionary
Liver fluke — Fasciola hepatica Liver flukes are a polyphyletic group of trematodes (phylum Platyhelminthes). Adults of liver flukes are localized in the liver of various mammals, including humans. These flatworms can occur in bile ducts, gallbladder, and… … Wikipedia
Icelandic sheep — The Icelandic sheep or Kind in Icelandic, is a breed of domestic sheep. The Icelandic breed is a North European short tailed variety of sheep, which exhibits a fluke shaped, naturally short tail. The Icelandic is a mid sized breed, generally… … Wikipedia
Romney (sheep) — The Romney, formerly called the Romney Marsh or the Kent sheep is a long wool sheep recognized as a breed in England by 1800. Exported to other continents, the Romney is the world’s second (to the Merino) most economically important sheep breed.… … Wikipedia
Northern European short-tailed sheep — Shetland ewe showing characteristic short, hair tipped tail of northern European short tailed sheep. Northern European short tailed sheep are a group of sheep breeds and landraces from the British Isles, Scandinavia, and the area around the… … Wikipedia
Shetland (sheep) — Shetland sheep have been on the Shetland Isles for over a thousand years, probably brought there by Viking settlers. They are Northern European short tailed sheep, a group which also includes the Finnsheep, Norwegian Spaelsau, Icelandic, Romanov… … Wikipedia
liver fluke — n any of various trematode worms that invade the mammalian liver esp one of the genus Fasciola (F. hepatica) that is a major parasite of the liver, bile ducts, and gallbladder of cattle and sheep, causes fascioliasis in humans, and uses snails of … Medical dictionary
lancet fluke — n a small liver fluke of the genus Dicrocoelium (D. dendriticum syn. D. lanceolatum) widely distributed in sheep and cattle and rarely infecting humans * * * Dicrocoelium dendriticum … Medical dictionary
