B.1.1.529

Translingual

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

Wikidata

Alternative forms

• B11529, B-1-1-529, B 1 1 529, B-11529

Etymology

From being a heavily mutated variant occurring in the B.1.1 family. "B.1.1.529" is the 529th sublineage of "B.1.1" registered under Pango notation.

Proper noun

B.1.1.529

2. (virology) The Omicron variant: A virulent variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; first detected in November 2021 in Botswana, becoming dominant in Gauteng, South Africa.

Synonyms

virus

• 21K
• GR/484A
• ο (omicron)

 

Hypernyms

virus

• Coronavirus
• CoV
• SARS-CoV-2
• SARSr-CoV
• Virus

 

Hyponyms

virus

• B.1.1.529.1 (the original B.1.1.529 strain)
• B.1.1.529.2
• B.1.1.529.3
• B.1.1.529.4
• B.1.1.529.5
• BA.1 (the original B.1.1.529 strain)
• BA.2
• BA.3
• BA.4
• BA.5
• XE (recombinant subvariant resulting from BA.1 and BA.2 mixture)

 

Coordinate terms

virus

• C.1.2 (mid-2021 South African variant)

 

Derived terms

virus

• B.1.1.529.1
• B.1.1.529.2
• B.1.1.529.3
• B.1.1.529.4
• B.1.1.529.5
• BA.1
• BA.2
• BA.3
• BA.4
• BA.5

 

Related terms

virus

• B.1.1.248 (Brazilian variant)
• B.1.1.7 (UK variant)
• B.1.351 (South African variant)
• B.1.617 (India variant)

 

Descendants

• English: lineage B.1.1.529
• English: B.1.1.529 lineage

Translations

Translations

• English: Botswana variant, Botswanan variant, lineage B.1.1.529, B.1.1.529 lineage, ο variant, Ο variant, omicron variant, Omicron variant

Further reading

• (virus): B.1.1.529 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia