noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun

1. 1
   The outer protein shell of a virus.
2. 2
   the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus wordnet
3. 3
   a variety of leaf bug wordnet

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miridmirid bugvirus particle

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tegument

Etymology

From French capside.