Omicron variant

See also: omicron variant and Omicron Variant

English

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Alternative forms

• omicron variant, Omicron Variant

Noun

Omicron variant (uncountable)

1. (virology) The highly virulent B.1.1.529 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

   Synonyms: omicron, omicron strain, omicron virus, Omicron, Omicron strain, Omicron virus

   Hyponyms: BA.1, BA.2, XE

Hyponyms

• Kraken variant (XBB.1.5)
• Omicron BA.1
• Omicron BA.2
• Omicron XE (recombinant form from BA.1 and BA.2)
• Stealth Omicron (BA.2)
• XBB

 

Coordinate terms

• Alpha variant
• Beta variant
• Delta variant
• Epsilon variant
• Eta variant
• Gamma variant
• Iota variant
• Kappa variant
• Lambda variant
• Mu variant
• Omega variant
• Theta variant
• Zeta variant

 

Derived terms

• deltacron
• Omicron BA.1
• Omicron BA.2
• Omicron XE
• Stealth Omicron

 

Translations

strain of the COVID-19 virus

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奧密克戎毒株／奥密克戎毒株 (Àomìkèróng dúzhū)

• Finnish: omikron-muunnos
• French: variante omicron f
• German: Omikron-Variante (de) f
• Romanian: variantă omicron f
• Translingual: B.1.1.529

Further reading

• SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia