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Coronavirus
Coronavirus
See also: coronavirus
Translingual
Proper noun
Coronavirus
- A taxonomic genus within the family Coronaviridae.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- (genus): Virus - kingdom, Nidovirales - order, Coronaviridae - family, Coronavirinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Bovine coronavirus; Canine coronavirus; Duck coronavirus; Equine coronavirus; Feline coronavirus; Goose coronavirus; Human coronavirus 229E; Human coronavirus HKU1; Human coronavirus NL63; Human coronavirus OC43; Human enteric coronavirus; Infectious bronchitis virus; Murine hepatitis virus; Pheasant coronavirus; Pigeon coronavirus; Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus; Porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus; Puffinosis coronavirus; Rat coronavirus; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Transmissible gastroenteritis virus; Turkey coronavirus - species
Derived terms
coronavirus
coronavirus
See also: Coronavirus
English
Noun
coronavirus (plural coronaviruses)
- (virology) A member of the genus Coronavirus, comprising viruses which infect animals and whose genome consists of a single strand of RNA. [from 1960s]
Translations
virus
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