Meanings
- colloquialoffensivesometimesuncountableSynonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19.
Synonyms: SARS-CoV-2
- colloquialoffensivesometimesuncountableSynonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19 itself.
Health officials in two California counties have reported over the weekend two new cases of Wuhan coronavirus in the state, bringing the total number of cases in the U.S. to four.
2020 January 26, Maria Godoy, “2 New U.S. Cases Of Wuhan Coronavirus Confirmed In California”, in NPRSynonyms: coronavirus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19.
nounSynonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19 itself.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From Wuhan + coronavirus, q.v., from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Wuhan coronavirus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wuhan%20coronavirus
“Wuhan coronavirus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wuhan%20coronavirus. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wuhan coronavirus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wuhan%20coronavirus.
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