deltacron en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of delta + omicron.
Meanings
- (informal, neologism, uncountable) A double infection of the Delta variant and Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
- (informal, neologism, uncountable) A recombinant form of SARS-CoV-2 resulting from Omicron and Delta