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capsids, plural;
  1. The protein coat or shell of a virus particle, surrounding the nucleic acid or nucleoprotein core

  1. mirid bug: a variety of leaf bug
  2. the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus
  3. A capsid is the protein shell of a virus. It consists of several oligomeric structural subunits made of protein called protomers. The observable 3-dimensional morphological subunits, which may or may not correspond to individual proteins, are called capsomeres. ...
  4. A protein shell comprising the main structural unit of a virus particle.
  5. The capsid is a shell of viruscoded proteins, which encloses the viral genome. Since capsid and genome are closely associated, the complex is often referred to as nucleocapsid. ...
  6. The protein coat of a virus. The term capsid came in 1960 from the French capside, from the Latin capsa, case. See also: Nucleocapsid.
  7. a part of some VIRUSES that surrounds their GENOME protecting it from the environment.
  8. The protein coat of a virus. The capsid often determines the shape of the virus. See coat protein.
  9. The protein shell that encloses the viral genome; rod-shaped, polyhedral, or more completely shaped.