yellow jack
n.
- A yellowish-silver carangid food fish (Caranx bartholomaei) of western Atlantic and Caribbean waters.
- Nautical. A yellow flag hoisted on a ship to request pratique or warn of disease on board.
- See yellow fever.
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The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
caused by a virus transmitted by a mosquito
Synonyms: yellow fever, black vomit
Meaning #2:
yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine
Meaning #3:
fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Synonym: Caranx bartholomaei
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