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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a variety of leaf bug;
[syn: mirid bug, mirid, capsid]

2. the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

capsid
    n 1: a variety of leaf bug [syn: mirid bug, mirid, capsid]
    2: the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of
       a virus