English
coronavirus
see also: Coronavirus
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /kəˈɹəʊnəˌvaɪɹəs/
  • (GA) IPA: /kəˈɹoʊnəˌvaɪɹəs/
Noun

coronavirus

  1. (virology) A member of the family taxlink2 Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single#Adjective|single strand#Noun|strand of RNA. [from 1968]
    1. SARS-CoV-2, the specific coronavirus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19.
  2. (medicine) An illness caused by a coronavirus.
    1. COVID-19, the disease caused by the specific coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Synonyms
  • (member of the family Coronaviridae) crown virus (rare)
  • (the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2) corona (clipping), rona (clipping)
  • (the disease COVID-19) corona (clipping), rona (clipping)
Translations
Coronavirus
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /kəˈɹoʊnəˌvaɪɹəs/
Proper noun
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