# Wuhan virus

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19.
2. Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
3. Synonym of A/Wuhan/359/95, a strain of H3N2 influenza.

## Etymology
From Wuhan + virus, q.v., from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. The same name was separately and less prominently used in 1995 for a strain of H3N2 flu.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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