English Explanatory Dictionary

China virus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
  2. Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19.

Word forms

China virus China viruses

Etymology

From China + virus, from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019.

Synonyms

SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus

Related words

Chinese virus Wuhan coronavirus Wuhanvirus Wuhan virus Wuhan flu kung flu

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 中國病毒 /中国病毒 German: China-Virus German: Chinavirus German: chinesischer Virus German: chinesisches Virus Japanese: 武漢肺炎 Japanese: 武漢ウイルス
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