Deltacron

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

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

Etymology

Blend of delta + omicron.

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