coronavirus

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: corona virus, coronaviruses, bornavirus, coryzavirus

Antonyms: corona virus, coronaviruses, bornavirus, coryzavirus

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|virology}} A [[member]] of the [[family]] {{taxfmt|Coronaviridae|family|i=1}}, [[comprise|comprising]] [[virus]]es which [[infect]] [[animal]]s and [[human being]]s, and the [[genome]] of which [[consist]]s of a [[single#Adjective|single]] [[strand#Noun|strand]] of [[RNA]]. {{defdate|from 1968}}
2. {{lb|en|metonymically}} An [[illness]] caused by a coronavirus.

Proper noun

1. {{alt case|en|coronavirus||the virus [[SARS-CoV-2]] or the disease [[COVID-19]]}}.

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