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Coronavirus vs Flu - What's the difference?

coronavirus | flu |

As a proper noun coronavirus

is .

As a noun flu is

influenza.

coronavirus

Noun

(es)
  • (virology) A member of the genus Coronavirus , comprising viruses which infect animals and whose genome consists of a single strand of RNA.
  • Anagrams

    *

    flu

    English

    (Influenza)

    Alternative forms

    * 'flu (dated), floo (dated)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Influenza.
  • (informal) Common cold.
  • Synonyms

    * (influenza) grippe, grip

    Derived terms

    * avian flu * bird flu * blue flu * diplomatic flu * Spanish flu * stomach flu * swine flu

    See also

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