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coronaviral

Variant of coronavirus

noun

any of a family (Coronaviridae) of large RNA viruses that cause upper respiratory tract infections and gastrointestinal diseases in humans and animals

Origin: ModL < L corona, crown + virus: so named from the shape of its outer shell

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coronaviral adjective

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