Ask HN: Should we give the pre-covid19 host a short name, e.g. “Species X”?

"Species X" is to Covid19 as "Civet Cat" is to SARS.

Giving something a short well-known name makes it easier to talk about it.

We could have headlines like:

"Scientists still searching for Species X"

or:

"Species X: Bat, pangolin, mink, or something else?"

or, if you like conspiracy theories:

"There is no Species X"