AY.4.2

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

Alternative forms
  • AY4.2, AY4-2, AY-4-2, AY42

Etymology

From being a variant of AY.4.

Proper noun

AY.4.2

  1. (virology) A virulent variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; starting a new wave and becoming dominant in the United Kingdom in late 2021. It is a sublineage of B.1.617.2 (“Delta variant (“Indian variant”)”) with the K417N spike protein mutation.

Synonyms
  • δ+
  • Δ+

Hypernyms

Coordinate terms
  • 417K
  • 417N
  • K417N
  • AY.4
  • AY.4.1
  • AY.4.3

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