fluke
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Every humpback has a pattern on the underside of their tail -- or fluke -- that is unique "like a human fingerprint", Castro said.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The study relied on 19,283 high-quality fluke photographs collected between 1984 and 2025 from eastern Australia and Latin America.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Suddenly, the whale’s dark body arced above the surface before diving down to reveal its tail, or fluke.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
"I wanted to come back and prove last year wasn't a fluke."
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
It was no fluke: in another clandestine workout not long after, the colt would tie a thirty-year-old world record for seven eighths of a mile, running it in 1:22.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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