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); 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.[1]
Proper noun
Formica
- 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
References
- “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 2005 July 4 (last accessed), archived from the original on 6 June 2005
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