Wuhan virus
Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19.
Meaning
3 senses(colloquial, derogatory, offensive, sometimes, uncountable)Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19.
(colloquial, derogatory, offensive, sometimes, uncountable)Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020
(uncommon, uncountable)Synonym of A/Wuhan/359/95, a strain of H3N2 influenza.
Origin
From Wuhan + virus, q.v., from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. The sameFrom Wuhan + virus, q.v., from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. The same name was separately and less prominently used in 1995 for a strain of H3N2 flu.
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- 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
See also
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