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/jˈɛloʊ dʒæk/ Listen

Yellow jack

noun

Caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito. Synonyms: black vomit, yellow fever.

Yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine.

Fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Synonym: Caranx bartholomaei.

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"Yellow jack" Quotes from Famous Books

... now what those rabbits he and Gwen had ferreted with glee felt, old Yellow Jack worming down the ...

— The Gentleman - A Romance of the Sea • Alfred Ollivant

... Harbour Master, and skipper o' this boat. Then let me tell you that I'm ship's doctor as well, and in that capacity, since we're outside and there's easy going now under sail, I prescribe a good stiff glass all round, as a preventive against plague, Yellow Jack, small-pox, or whatever disease it is ...

— The Tale of Timber Town • Alfred Grace

... yellow fever (yellow jack) Infectious tropical disease caused by an arbovirus transmitted by mosquitoes of the genera Aedes, especially A. aegypti, and Haemagogus; it causes high ...

— Mother's Remedies - Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers - of the United States and Canada • T. J. Ritter

Words linked to "Yellow jack" : jack, black vomit, infectious disease, flag, Caranx bartholomaei