"Delta variant" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=Delta variant}} Delta variant
  1. The highly virulent B.1.617.2 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Categories (topical): Coronavirus Translations (strain of the COVID-19 virus): 德爾塔毒株 (Chinese Mandarin), 德尔塔毒株 (dé'ěrtǎ dúzhū) (Chinese Mandarin), deltamuunnos (Finnish), B.1.617.2 (Translingual)
    Sense id: en-Delta_variant-en-noun-tP-Adbi~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms in nonstandard scripts, Entries with translation boxes, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Translingual translations Synonyms: delta, Delta, delta strain, Delta strain, Delta Strain, double mutant strain [Indian-English], double mutant variant [Indian-English], double mutation strain [Indian-English], double mutation variant [Indian-English], Indian strain, Indian variant, India strain, India variant, delta variant, Delta Variant, δ variant, δ-variant, Δ variant, Δ-variant Derived forms: Delta+, delta+, Delta+ variant, delta+ variant, Delta+ Variant, deltacron, Delta Plus, Delta plus, delta plus, delta plus variant, Delta Plus Variant, Delta plus variant, Delta Plus variant, Δ+, δ+, δ+-variant, δ+ variant, Δ+ variant, Δ+-variant Coordinate_terms: Alpha variant, Beta variant, Epsilon variant, Eta variant, Gamma variant, Iota variant, Kappa variant, Lambda variant, Mu variant, Omega variant, Omicron variant, Theta variant, Zeta variant

Alternative forms

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