"Mu variant" meaning in English

See Mu variant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mu variant [alternative], Mu Variant [alternative], μ variant [alternative], μ-variant [alternative], Μ variant [alternative], Μ-variant [alternative]
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  1. The B.1.621 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Synonyms: mu, Mu Translations (strain of the COVID-19 virus): myymuunnos (Finnish), ミュー株 (myū kabu) (Japanese), 뮤 변이 (myu byeoni) (Korean), variante mu [feminine] (Portuguese), variante mu [feminine] (Spanish), B.1.621 (Translingual)
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