Formica

See also: formica and fórmica

Translingual

Formica rufa

Etymology

From Latin formīca (“ant”).

Proper noun

Formica f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – many ants.

Synonyms

• (genus): wood ant, mound ant, field ant

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); Formica fusca, Formica polyctena, Formica pratensis, Formica sanguinea - selected other species

References

• Formica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Formica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Formica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Formica at 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.

Proper noun

Formica

1. A plastic laminate material.
   • 1978, Lou Reed (lyrics and music), “Street Hassle”, in Street Hassle:

     She creamed in her jeans as he picked up her knees / From off of the Formica topped bar

Anagrams

• AFRICOM, aciform