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Capsid

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Noun

1. capsid, mirid, mirid bug

a variety of leaf bug

2. capsid

the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Capsid

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noun
any heteropterous bug of the family Miridae (formerly Capsidae), most of which feed on plant tissues, causing damage to crops
noun
the outer protein coat of a mature virus

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Capsid

see synonyms of capsid
noun
the outer coat of a virus usually composed of layers of various proteins

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Capsid

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n.
The protein coat that constitutes the shell of a virus particle.

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