capsid
1. a variety of leaf bug • Syn: mirid bug, mirid • Hypernyms: leaf bug, plant bug • Hyponyms: four-lined plant bug, four-lined leaf bug, Poecilocapsus lineatus, lygus bug • Member Holonyms: Miridae, family Miridae, Capsidae, family Capsidae 2. the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus • Hypernyms: protein • Part Holonyms: virion
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