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n. The protein shell that surrounds a virus particle.

n. The outer protein shell of a virus.

n. One of the Capsidæ.

n. the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus

n. a variety of leaf bug

"The viral capsid is an icosahedron with 12 antenna-like fiber projections that function to attach the virus to the cell surface during infection."

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non-crystallographic    behindthe    ribosome-inactivating    infectivity    icosahedral    tropism    half-wave    heterologous    affordance    nucleolar