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# coronavirus

«coronavirus» in Mova's school dictionary: **One of a family of viruses that can cause illnesses in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a coronavirus, coronaviruses; the coronavirus)

### meaning for a pupil

1) One of a family of viruses that can cause illnesses in people and animals, from a common cold to serious illnesses. Under a microscope they have spikes that look like a crown. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coronavirus/#m1)

2) (everyday) The virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic that spread around the world from 2020, and the illness it caused. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coronavirus/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons it is an example of a virus and how germs spread through coughs, sneezes and touch; it is why we learned handwashing, masks and staying home when ill. In history it names the pandemic years with lockdowns and online school. People often say «Covid» for short.

### examples

- The coronavirus spread around the world in 2020. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coronavirus/#x1)
- Coronaviruses are named after the crown-like spikes on their surface. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coronavirus/#x2)
- During the coronavirus lockdown we had school on the computer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coronavirus/#x3)
- Some colds are caused by a coronavirus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coronavirus/#x4)
- Wash your hands to stop viruses like the coronavirus spreading. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coronavirus/#x5)
- Scientists made vaccines against the coronavirus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coronavirus/#x6)
- My nan stayed home a lot while the coronavirus was spreading. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coronavirus/#x7)

### note

«Corona» is Latin for «crown». Plural «coronaviruses». COVID-19 is the illness; SARS-CoV-2 is the virus's scientific name. Antibiotics do not kill viruses; that is a common myth.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «coronavirus» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coronavirus/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.