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cap⋅sid

1  [kap-sid]
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–noun
the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
Also called protein coat.

Origin:
1960–65; < F capside, equiv. to L caps(a) case 2 + -ide -id 1
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cap⋅sid

2  [kap-sid]
–noun
plant bug.
Origin:
< NL Capsidae, equiv. to Caps(us) a genus (said to have been formed on Gk kápsis a gulping down; káp(tein) to gulp down + -sis -sis ) + -idae -id 2

plant bug

 
–noun
any of numerous, often brightly colored hemipterous insects of the family Miridae that feed on the juices of plants.
Also called capsid, leaf bug.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism
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cap·sid   (kāp'sĭd)   
n.  The protein shell that surrounds a virus particle.

[From Latin capsa, box.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cap·sid
Pronunciation: 'kap-s&d
Function: noun
: the protein shell of a virus particle that surrounds its nucleic acid —cap·sid·al /-s&d-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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capsid cap·sid (kāp'sĭd)
n.
The protein shell that surrounds a virus particle.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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