"Wuhan virus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Wuhan + virus, q.v., from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. The same name was separately and less prominently used in 1995 for a strain of H3N2 flu. Etymology templates: {{com|en|Wuhan|virus}} Wuhan + virus Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Wuhan virus (uncountable)
  1. (colloquial, derogatory, sometimes offensive) Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, offensive, sometimes, uncountable Categories (topical): Coronavirus, Diseases, Pathology, Virology Synonyms: coronavirus [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Wuhan_virus-en-noun-s62N0wXw Disambiguation of Coronavirus: 51 46 3 Disambiguation of Diseases: 50 48 2 Disambiguation of Pathology: 48 49 3 Disambiguation of Virology: 41 50 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 45 16
  2. (colloquial, derogatory, sometimes offensive) Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, offensive, sometimes, uncountable Categories (topical): Coronavirus, Diseases, Pathology, Virology Synonyms: SARS-CoV-2 [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Wuhan_virus-en-noun-U~YkSz6M Disambiguation of Coronavirus: 51 46 3 Disambiguation of Diseases: 50 48 2 Disambiguation of Pathology: 48 49 3 Disambiguation of Virology: 41 50 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 45 16
  3. (uncommon) Synonym of A/Wuhan/359/95, a strain of H3N2 influenza. Tags: uncommon, uncountable Synonyms: A/Wuhan/359/95 [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Wuhan_virus-en-noun-hV5JKPcF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 45 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Wuhanvirus, Wuhan flu, Wuhan coronavirus, China virus, Chinese virus, kung flu

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