coronavirus
Pluralcoronaviruses (some meanings)
- 1The specific virus that causes the disease COVID-19.
She tested positive for coronavirus after the trip.
Coronavirus spreads quickly in crowded indoor spaces.
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- 2Any of a group of viruses that can infect people and animals, sometimes causing illnesses like the common cold.
A coronavirus can spread from animals to people.
Many coronaviruses cause nothing worse than a common cold.
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- 3The illness caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, with symptoms such as fever, cough, and tiredness.
He stayed home for two weeks after catching coronavirus.
Coronavirus left her exhausted for almost a month.
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- 4A sickness that comes from being infected with a coronavirus.
Our puppy caught coronavirus and had an upset stomach for a few days.
Every winter, a few kids in the school get coronavirus and stay home with a bad cold.
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Origin
From "corona" (a crown-like ring of light around the sun) plus "virus." The name comes from how the virus looks under an electron microscope, with spikes like a solar corona.