Fluke may refer to:

Biology

  • Fluke (fish), a species of marine flatfish
  • Fluke (tail), either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean, such as dolphins, whales, and porpoises
  • Fluke (flatworm), parasitic flatworms in the class Trematoda
  • Blood fluke
  • Liver fluke

Arts and entertainment

  • Fluke (album), a 1995 album by Canadian rock band Rusty
  • Fluke (band), a British electronic dance music group
  • Fluke (film), a 1995 film directed by Carlo Carlei
  • Fluke (General Hospital), a character in the American television series General Hospital
  • Fluke (novel), a 1977 novel by English horror writer James Herbert
  • Fluke, or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings, a 2003 novel by Christopher Moore
  • Fluke Mini-Comics & Zine Festival, a one-day mini-comics, small press, and 'zine festival held annually in Athens, Georgia

People

  • Emily Fluke (born 1992), American ice hockey player
  • Joanne Fluke (born c. 1943), American author from Minnesota
  • John Fluke (1911–1984), American engineer, Founder & CEO of Fluke Corporation
  • Louise Fluke (1900–1986), designer of the Flag of Oklahoma
  • Sandra Fluke (born 1981), attorney, feminist, LGBTQ activist
  • Gawin Caskey (born 1997), Thai actor, nicknamed Fluke
  • Natouch Siripongthon (born 1996), Thai actor, nicknamed Fluke

Other uses

  • Fluke (anchor), blades at the end of an anchor
  • Fluke (cue sports), an unintentionally fortuitous shot in cue sports such as snooker
  • Fluke Corporation, a manufacturer of electrical and electronic test equipment
  • Fluke Ridge, Aristotle Mountains, Graham Land, Antarctica
  • Snow fluke, an anchoring device for climbing and camping

See also

  • Coincidence
  • Flook (disambiguation)
  • Fluker (disambiguation)
  • One-off (disambiguation)