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capsid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun capsid has 2 senses
- capsid(n = noun.animal) mirid, mirid bug - a variety of leaf bug; Array is a member of capsidae, family capsidae, family miridae, miridae
- capsid(n = noun.animal) Array - the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus; Array is a part of virion
is a kind of leaf bug, plant bug
has particulars: four-lined leaf bug, four-lined plant bug, poecilocapsus lineatus, lygus bug
is a kind of protein
OXFORD DICTIONARY
capsid, n. any bug of the family Capsidae, esp. one that feeds on plants.
capsid, n. the protein coat or shell of a virus.
Etymology
F capside f. L capsa box
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