English noun: capsid | |||
1. | capsid (animal) a variety of leaf bug | ||
Synonyms | mirid, mirid bug | ||
Broader (hypernym) | leaf bug, plant bug | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | four-lined leaf bug, four-lined plant bug, lygus bug, Poecilocapsus lineatus | ||
Member meronym | Capsidae, family Capsidae, family Miridae, Miridae | ||
2. | capsid (animal) the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | protein | ||
Part meronym | virion | ||