Omicron variant
See also: omicron variant and Omicron Variant
English
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Alternative forms
- omicron variant, Omicron Variant
Noun
Omicron variant (uncountable)
- The highly virulent B.1.1.529 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
- Synonyms: omicron, omicron strain, omicron virus, Omicron, Omicron strain, Omicron virus
- Hyponyms: BA.1, BA.2, XE
Hyponyms
- Kraken variant (XBB.1.5)
- Omicron BA.1
- Omicron BA.2
- Omicron XE (recombinant form from BA.1 and BA.2)
- Stealth Omicron (BA.2)
- XBB
Coordinate terms
- Alpha variant
- Beta variant
- Delta variant
- Epsilon variant
- Eta variant
- Gamma variant
- Iota variant
- Kappa variant
- Lambda variant
- Mu variant
- Omega variant
- Theta variant
- Zeta variant
Derived terms
- deltacron
- Omicron BA.1
- Omicron BA.2
- Omicron XE
- Stealth Omicron
Translations
strain of the COVID-19 virus
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Further reading
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia