fluke
فلیوک
definition
noun
their triumph was no fluke
unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck.
In Asia the species is known to host parasitic lung flukes , which can infect humans if the crabs are eaten undercooked.
a parasitic flatworm that typically has suckers and hooks for attachment to the host. Some species are of veterinary or medical importance.
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Charlie's condition is a 'fluke' so the chance of any future siblings having it are just one in 50.
And often the tail 'fluke' of a whale or the back fin of a dolphin will show as a dark patch against the paler surface of the sea.
The nicks and notches in the 'fluke' and dorsal fin help with identification, and the photos go into a photo ID catalogue which helps determine population size and migration patterns.
The confidence is brewing in Southern California, and the Bolts are out to prove last year's surprise was less 'fluke' and more the start of a trend.
Ambulocetus is cited as showing that spinal undulation evolved in whales before development of a tail 'fluke' , but that claim was made when only one lumbar and one caudal vertebra were known.
For many of us, success and failure turn on lucky breaks and 'fluke' occurrences - starting most importantly with the accident of birth.
Contrary to what Bettman might think, a fluke occurrence can not be used as precedent: after all, a 'fluke' occurrence is by definition rare.
It's the only song I scored as low as Switzerland which, through luck, 'fluke' or divine intervention, received precisely the number of points it deserved: a big fat zero.
The 'fluke' , a flatfish similar to flounder, scratched that special itch for me.
Calambokidis' team has photographed and recognized around 1,500 blue whales by tail 'fluke' and back markings.
Seafood specialties like halibut, 'fluke' , and grouper and the unique world of micro greens have done much to influence his opinion of American food culture.
We would say, in fact, that B's failure to castle was a 'fluke' , bad luck with the random number generator.
If Helena's experience wasn't a 'fluke' , something similar should have happened in other jurisdictions with smoking bans.
Luck, in the sense of a 'fluke' occurrence, had nothing to do with it.
It was a bit of a 'fluke' but everyone at the club was delighted and so was I.
The tail 'fluke' lacks a medial notch and the flippers are small and pointed.
The 'fluke' was a bit insipid, but then again this was a test-run: after this first experience, I'm willing to give anything Todd serves a second go.
Some of them, by genetic 'fluke' or bad luck, are not here even by choice, unconscious or no.
There's a huge amount of 'fluke' and chance and accident.
On the tiny chance it was a 'fluke' , I'm banking on my artistic abilities.
their triumph was no 'fluke'
With flounder, sole, 'fluke' , turbot, halibut, bass, trout, John Dory or orange roughy, we must tread lightly, especially with regard to bitterness.
Pile said the fire was a 'fluke' occurrence and doesn't indicate a problem with the submarines.
‘My modeling career was a bit of a 'fluke' ,’ she says.
This is one of the critical times of the year when action should be taken to treat cattle for the control of 'fluke' and worms.
I left that meeting with the shooters confident my experience was simply a 'fluke' , an accident that was so unlikely it never could happen again.
their victory was a bit of a 'fluke'
On Vanderlin, rubbish left by Asiatics: a wooden anchor with one 'fluke' , three boat rudders of violet wood, remains of blue cotton trousers.
As it turns out, they're not that great a side and that win was a bit of a 'fluke' , but I think they've got the potential to make the finals - they just need a coach who isn't a bleached blonde surfer dude flake.
And you'll never know the joy that fans in the rest of the country will experience when the 'fluke' happens and the Yankees lose this year.
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