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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
fluke parasitic flatworm of the trematoda class, related to the tapeworm . Instead of the cilia, external sense organs, and epidermis of the free-living flatworms, adult flukes have sucking disks with which they cling to their hosts and an external cuticle that resists digestion by the host. In most species the adult worms absorb nutriment through the digestive system; in a few whose digestive system is reduced or completely absent, food is absorbed through the cuticle. Adult flukes are commonly hermaphroditic, that is, each individual possesses both male and female reproductive organs; however,... Read more
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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English fluke 1 / floōk / • n. unlikely chance occurrence, esp. a surprising piece of luck: their triumph was no fluke. fluke 2 • n. 1. a parasitic flatworm (classes Trematoda and Monogenea, phylum Platyhelminthes) that typically has suckers ... Read more
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World Encyclopedia fluke Flatworm , an external or internal parasite of animals. Flukes have suckers for attachment to the host. Human infection can result ... Read more

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