Wuhan coronavirus
Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19.
Meaning
2 senses(colloquial, offensive, sometimes, uncountable)Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19.
a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020
(colloquial, offensive, sometimes, uncountable)Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19 itself.
Origin
From Wuhan + coronavirus, q.v., from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019.From Wuhan + coronavirus, q.v., from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019.
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Synonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020:COVID-19coronavirus disease 20192019-nCoV acute respiratory diseasenovel coronavirus pneumoniaWuhan pneumoniacoronaviruscorona
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable