Meaning Of The Word Coronavirus

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Coronavirus Meaning

Coronavirus Definition
Coronavirus Definition

What's The Definition Of Coronavirus?

coronavirus
countable noun: A coronavirus is a type of virus that can cause illnesses such as the common cold, or serious diseases such as SARS and COVID-19.
variable noun: Coronavirus is a common way of referring to the disease COVID-19.

coronavirus in American English
any of a family (Coronaviridae) of large RNA viruses that cause upper respiratory tract infections and gastrointestinal diseases in humans and animals
noun: any of various RNA-containing spherical viruses of the family Coronaviridae, including several that cause acute respiratory illnesses

coronavirus in British English
noun: any one of a group of RNA-containing viruses that can cause infectious illnesses of the respiratory tract, including the common cold and COVID-19

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