HCoV

Translingual

Alternative forms

• hCoV

Etymology

From Homo (“human”) + CoV (“Coronavirus”).

Noun

HCoV

1. human coronavirus (a coronavirus which infects humans)

Hypernyms

• CoV (“Coronavirus”)

Hyponyms

• HCoV-229E
• HCoV-HKU1
• HCoV-OC43
• HCoV-EMC (“MERS-CoV”)
• HCoV-EMC/2012 (“MERS-CoV”)

Related terms

• CCoV (“canine coronavirus”) / cCoV
• FCoV (“feline coronavirus”) / fCoV