B.1.1.529
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Translingual[edit]
This Translingual term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.
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Etymology[edit]
From being a heavily mutated variant occurring in the B.1.1 family. "B.1.1.529" is the 529th sublineage of "B.1.1" registered under Pango notation.
Proper noun[edit]
B.1.1.529
- (virology) The Omicron variant: A virulent variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; first detected in November 2021 in Botswana, becoming dominant in Gauteng, South Africa.
Synonyms[edit]
virus
Hypernyms[edit]
virus
Hyponyms[edit]
virus
- B.1.1.529.1 (the original B.1.1.529 strain)
- B.1.1.529.2
- B.1.1.529.3
- B.1.1.529.4
- B.1.1.529.5
- BA.1 (the original B.1.1.529 strain)
- BA.2
- BA.3
- BA.4
- BA.5
- XE (recombinant subvariant resulting from BA.1 and BA.2 mixture)
Coordinate terms[edit]
virus
- C.1.2 (mid-2021 South African variant)
Derived terms[edit]
virus
Related terms[edit]
virus
Descendants[edit]
- English: lineage B.1.1.529
- English: B.1.1.529 lineage
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