Definitions for jungle fever

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

jun′gle fe′ver(n.)

  1. a severe variety of malaria common in the East Indies.

    Category: Pathology

Origin of jungle fever:

1795–1805

Princeton's WordNet

  1. jungle fever(noun)

    severe form of malaria occurring in tropical regions

Wiktionary

  1. jungle fever(Noun)

    Any of several tropical diseases, but especially malaria

  2. jungle fever(Noun)

    A term used to describe the attraction of a person of non-African descent towards people of African descent.


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