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Meaning of "yellow jack" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF YELLOW JACK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YELLOW JACK

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Yellow jack is a noun.
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WHAT DOES YELLOW JACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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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.

Definition of yellow jack in the English dictionary

The definition of yellow jack in the dictionary is any of certain large yellowish carangid food fishes, esp Caranx bartholomaei, of warm and tropical Atlantic waters.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YELLOW JACK

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WORDS THAT END LIKE YELLOW JACK

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Synonyms and antonyms of yellow jack in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «yellow jack» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YELLOW JACK

Find out the translation of yellow jack to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of yellow jack from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yellow jack» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黄色插孔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

toma amarilla
570 millions of speakers

English

yellow jack
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीले जैक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جاك الأصفر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

желтый разъем
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jack amarelo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হলুদ জ্যাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prise jaune
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jack kuning
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gelbe Flagge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シマアジ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노란색 잭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kuning jack
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

jack vàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மஞ்சள் பலா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिवळा जॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sarı jack
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

jack giallo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żółty jack
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жовтий роз´єм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jack galben
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κίτρινη υποδοχή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geel Jack
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gul jack
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gul jack
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YELLOW JACK»

The term «yellow jack» is normally little used and occupies the 116.344 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YELLOW JACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yellow jack

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YELLOW JACK»

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Yellow Jack: A Novel
"[An] erotic, disturbing novel . . . shimmers with intensity . . . irresistible."—New Orleans Times-Picayune Hailed by reviewers as "an electrifying debut" (Baltimore Sun) and "perhaps the best evocation of New Orleans ever to appear in ...
Josh Russell, 2011
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Yellow jack: how yellow fever ravaged America and Walter ...
Explores the work of the United States Army Yellow Fever Board, led by Walter Reed, in studying the cause, spread, and control of yellow fever.
John R. Pierce, Jim Writer, 2005
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Yellow Jack and the Worm: British Naval Administration in ...
The title of this book is taken from the two most common diseases suffered by the men stationed in the Caribbean.
Duncan Crewe, 1993
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Doctor Yellow Jack
Ronald Vlietstra. DOCTOR YELLOW ]ACK ANOVEL Doctor Yellow Jack A Novel by Ronald Vlietstra Doctor Yellow. RONALD VLIETSTRA Author of CAPTAIN POXY'S DOCTOR. Front Cover.
Ronald Vlietstra, 2007
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Rattlin, the Reefer. [By Edward Howard.] Edited by Captain ...
“ But the fiend persever'd and got hold of my side, How I hurn'd, and l froze, and all vainly I tried To fet rid of his grasp-though I drank sangaree, No onger my bosom exulted with glee. Caoaus (still more loudly. “ Yellow Jack! Yellow Jack ! hie ...
‎1862
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The Methods and Results of the Survey of the West Coast of ...
QUADRILATERAL No. 2. YELLOW, EAST BASE, MIST, JACK. Jack, Yellow, E. Base. Yellow, E. Base, Mist E. Base, Mist, Jack... Mist, Jack, Yellow . . . Jack, Yellow, Mist ... Mist, Yellow, E. Base Yellow, E. Base, Jack Jack, E. Base, Mist.
‎1892
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Rattlin, the Reefer
and with a voice that must have startled the land-crabs from their avocations, he roared out — " Yellow Jack I Yellow Jack 1 hie thee back 1 hie thee back To thy damp, drear abode in the jungle I I'll be sober and staid, And drink lemonade ; Try  ...
Captain Marryat, 1903
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Rattlin, the Reefer
and with a voice that must have startled the land crabs from their avocations, he roared out — " Yellow Jack ! Yellow Jack ! hie thee back ! hie thee back 1 To thy damp, drear abode in the jungle ; I'll be sober and staid, And drink lemonade, Try  ...
Edward Howard, 1873
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Mosquito Soldiers: Malaria, Yellow Fever, and the Course of ...
In this ground-breaking medical history, Andrew McIlwaine Bell explores the impact of two terrifying mosquito-borne maladies---malaria and yellow fever---on the major political and military events of the 1860s, revealing how deadly ...
Andrew McIlwaine Bell, 2010
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Chatterbox
'Well,' said Blower, 'half-mast and upside down; but can it be she's got Yellow Jack aboard her?' The very name of yellow fever was worse than pirates in the West Indies just then, and is still for the matter of that, and the words of the bo'sun  ...
‎1913

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YELLOW JACK»

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Miami Hurricanes lose to Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in letdown …
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets languished in the Atlantic Coast Conference .... One Yellow Jacket who may have been familiar to UM fans was guard Chris ... «MiamiHerald.com, Jan 15»
2
An Effective and Non-Toxic Solution for Getting Rid of Yellow
Yellow Jacket photo by D Griebling It was an underground nest in a flower bed along a pathway. There were so many yellow jackets coming and going from the ... «Mother Earth News, Dec 14»
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The invisible killer: 19th Century Jacksonville couldn't flee yellow fever
It's been more than a century since the state's worst yellow fever epidemic ... It was almost as if they were keeping watch against “Yellow Jack,” as the fever was ... «Florida Times-Union, Feb 14»
4
I tased myself with an iPhone case
The creators of Yellow Jacket, a unique combination of smartphone case and stun gun, think this product could be the answer to New York City's most frequent ... «The Verge, Jan 14»
5
Chester Yellow Jacket Football team buys gifts for grade school kids
Each Yellow Jacket player received a wish list and the gender of the child being helped prior to shopping. LEGOs, softballs and Barbie dolls were popular, ... «The Southern, Dec 13»
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Wasp Nest Filled With 1 Million Yellow Jackets Found By …
Simkins, who runs the pest removal company, Insect I.Q., was "called to a large, privately-owned tract of land in Central Florida" to handle the yellow jacket nest ... «Huffington Post, Jun 13»
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Yellow Jacket Stun Gun iPhone Case Full Look 2013
Check out the Yellow Jacket iPhone Stun Gun Case, the World's First Smartphone Self-Defense Case that provides two powerful features: extended battery life ... «YouTube, Mar 13»
8
Eat That Jack
But we're not talking AJs, or any of their first cousins, or any fancy jacks like rainbow runners or bar or even yellow jacks. We're talking plain old everyday ... «Florida Sportsman Magazine, May 12»

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