coronavirus

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kəˈɹəʊnəˌvaɪɹəs/

Noun

countable uncountable since 2020 metonymically

(virology) 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.

Japanese Meaning

動物や人間に感染する、一本鎖RNAを持つウイルスで、ウイルス科（コロナウイルスファミリー）に属するウイルス。

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The research team discovered a new strain of coronavirus in the bat population.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

研究チームはコウモリの個体群から、コロナウイルス科に属する新しい株（一本鎖RNAウイルス）を発見した。

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Sense（1）

(virology) 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.

Sense（2）

(often the intended sense, since 2020) SARS-CoV-2, the specific coronavirus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19.

A woman in her 70s was confirmed as the first coronavirus death in the UK on Thursday as Downing Street warned that it was now highly likely that the virus would spread in “a significant way”.

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Sense（3）

(metonymically) An illness caused by a coronavirus.

Sense（4）

COVID-19, the disease caused by the specific coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

coronaviruses

（ plural ）

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