deltacron

English

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

Etymology

Blend of delta +‎ omicron

Noun

deltacron (uncountable)

1. (medicine, informal, neologism) A double infection of the Delta variant and Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
2. (medicine, informal, neologism) A recombinant form of SARS-CoV-2 resulting from Omicron and Delta