Meanings
plural yellow jacks
- countableA fish of species Carangoides bartholomaei, of warm western Atlantic waters.
Synonyms: coolihoo
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of yellow fever.
nounA fish of species Carangoides bartholomaei, of warm western Atlantic waters.
More synonyms by meaning
nouncaused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito
nounfish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, also known as the coolihoo (Caranx bartholomaei)
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yellow jack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow%20jack
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