noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of yellow fever.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: yellow fever
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
yellow jack
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noun
Meaning 2
A yellow flag used by ships as a warning of disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A fish of species Carangoides bartholomaei, of warm western Atlantic waters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: coolihoo
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Caranx bartholomaei
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: jack
noun
Meaning 5
yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flag
noun
Meaning 6
caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: yellow fever, black vomit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infectious disease
History
Etymology
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