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blood fluke

noun

Definition of BLOOD FLUKE

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First Known Use of BLOOD FLUKE

1871

Rhymes with BLOOD FLUKE

archduke, caoutchouc, chibouk, Chinook, Dubuque, grand duke, Kirkuk, Mamluk, peruke, rebuke, Seljuk, Shilluk

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blood fluke

noun

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