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coronavirus

/kəˈɹoʊnəˌvaɪɹəs/ noun B1
  1. A member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA. (countable, uncountable)
  2. SARS-CoV-2, the specific coronavirus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19. (countable, uncountable)
  3. An illness caused by a coronavirus. (countable, uncountable)
  4. COVID-19, the disease caused by the specific coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. (countable, uncountable)

Plural coronaviruses

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