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Princeton's WordNet
yellow jack, yellow fever, black vomitnoun
caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito
yellow jacknoun
yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine
yellow jack, Caranx bartholomaeinoun
fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Wiktionary
yellow jacknoun
The illness yellow fever
yellow jacknoun
A yellow flag used by ships as a warning of disease
yellow jacknoun
The fish Caranx bartholomaei
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Yellow jack
The yellow jack (Carangoides bartholomaei), also known as coolihoo, is a species of marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. It is one of only two representatives of its genus present in the Atlantic Ocean, inhabiting waters off the east coast of the Americas from Massachusetts in the north to Brazil in the south, as well as a number of offshore islands. The yellow jack can be distinguished from closely related species by the length of the jaw, as well as counts of the rays in the fins. It is a fairly large fish, growing to a recorded maximum length of 1 metre (39 in), and a weight of at least 14 kilograms (31 lb). Yellow jack inhabit reefs, moving either individually or in schools and are predatory fish which primarily take other small fish. Studies in the Caribbean suggest the species reaches sexual maturity between 23 and 32 centimetres (9.1 and 12.6 in), and spawns in offshore waters from February to October. Yellow jack are of minor economic importance, taken by both hook and net methods, and are considered to be fair table fish. They are often caught by boat anglers, although are overlooked for their larger relatives.
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yellow jack
Yellow jack is a term that can mainly refer to two different things: 1) A common name for the Yellow Fever, an acute viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, causing vomiting, jaundish, and hemorrhaging. 2) In nautical term, it refers to a yellow quarantine flag that ships must display to signal they have been quarantined by health officials, usually due to a disease on board. The exact meaning depends on the context in which it is used.
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Yellow jack
The yellow jack, Carangoides bartholomaei, is a species of offshore marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. It is one of only two representatives of its genus present in the Atlantic Ocean, inhabiting waters off the east coast of the Americas from Massachusetts in the north to Brazil in the south, as well as a number of offshore islands. The yellow jack can be distinguished from closely related species the length of the jaw, as well as counts of the rays in the fins. It is a fairly large fish, growing to a recorded maximum length of 1 m, and a weight of at least 14 kg. Yellow jack inhabit reefs well offshore, moving either individually or in schools and are predatory fish which primarily take other small fish. Studies in the Caribbean suggest the species reaches sexual maturity between 23 and 32 cm, and spawns in offshore waters from February to October. Yellow jack are of minor economic importance, taken by both hook and net methods, and are considered to be fair table fish. They are often caught by boat anglers, although are overlooked for their larger relatives.
Etymology and Origins
Yellow Jack
A yellow flag which is flown from a vessel in quarantine and from naval hospitals as a warning of yellow fever or other contagious disease on board. See “Union Jack.”
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of yellow jack in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of yellow jack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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