Formica
Translingual
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Hymenoptera - order; Apocrita - suborder; Formicoidea - superfamily; Formicidae - family; Formicinae - subfamily; Formicini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Formica (Coptoformica), Formica (Formica), Formica (Raptiformica), Formica (Serviformica) - subgenera
- Formica rufa (type species)
References
- Formica on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
English
Etymology
Coined in 1913 as a brand name for the material and the company producing it. Formica was originally intended as a replacement “for mica”, which was then commonly used for electrical insulation.[1]
References
- “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the title of the work), accessed 4 July 2005, archived from the original on 6 June 2005
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