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[ˈkapsɪd], (Noun)
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late 19th century: from modern Latin Capsidae (plural), from Capsus (genus name)
[ˈkapsɪd], (Noun)
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- the protein coat or shell of a virus particle, surrounding the nucleic acid or nucleoprotein core
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1960s: coined in French from Latin capsa (see case)
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