jungle fever

noun

Meaning

Any of several tropical diseases, but especially malaria.
Attraction of a person of non-African descent towards people of African descent.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

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Related words

jungle rot(English)malaria(English)terai fever(English)fever-swamp(English)malarial fever(English)paludal fever(English)paludism(English)rhodesian fever(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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