"Kraken variant" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: kraken variant [alternative], Kraken Variant [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=Kraken variant}} Kraken variant (uncountable)
  1. (neologism) The highly transmissible XBB.1.5 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. A subvariant of the Omicron variant (“B.1.1.529”). Kraken became the predominant strain in the United States at the end of 2022. Tags: neologism, uncountable Synonyms: Kraken, Kraken lineage, Kraken strain, Kraken sublineage, Kraken subvariant, XBB.1.5 Hypernyms: B.1, B.1.1, BA.2, coronavirus, Omicron variant, SARS-CoV-2, SARSr-CoV, virus, XBB, XBB.1 Derived forms: Kraken, kraken Related terms: Alpha variant, Delta variant, Omicron variant, Wuhan variant
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