capsid
Noun
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A variety of leaf bug (synset 102240233)
subtypes:
- four-lined leaf bug, four-lined plant bug, poecilocapsus lineatus - yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America
- lygus bug - vector of viral plant diseases
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The outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus (synset 101332435)
is a type of: protein - any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumesis a part of: virion - (virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses)
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