CORONAVIRUS


Meaning of CORONAVIRUS in English

/keuh roh"neuh vuy'reuhs/ , n. , pl. coronaviruses .

any of various RNA-containing spherical viruses of the family Coronaviridae, including several that cause acute respiratory illnesses.

[ 1965-70; so called from the coronalike array of spikes projecting from the capsid ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .