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Zeta variant

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The P.2 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Chinese Mandarin: Zeta變體 /Zeta变体 — strain of the COVID-19 virus
  • Finnish: zeetamuunnos — strain of the COVID-19 virus
  • French: variant zeta — strain of the COVID-19 virus
  • German: Zeta-Variante — strain of the COVID-19 virus
  • Japanese: ゼータ株 (zēta kabu) — strain of the COVID-19 virus
  • Korean: 제타 변이 (jeta byeoni) — strain of the COVID-19 virus
  • Portuguese: variante zeta — strain of the COVID-19 virus
  • Spanish: variante zeta — strain of the COVID-19 virus
  • Translingual: P.2 — strain of the COVID-19 virus