- capsid⇄capsid (1), noun.
any one of a family of hemipterous insects that live on the juices of plants and trees, especially a variety that attacks cocoa plants. - capsid⇄capsid (2), noun.
a protein coat or shell enveloping the nucleic acid of a virion or virus particle.
Ex. The capsid [of herpes virus] is composed of 162 capsomeres (Scientific American.).