"Formica" meaning in All languages combined

See Formica on Wiktionary

Proper name [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. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Formica
  1. A plastic laminate material. Wikipedia link: Formica (plastic)

Proper name [Italian]

Head templates: {{it-proper noun|mfbysense}} Formica m or f by sense
  1. a surname Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: From Latin formīca (“ant”). Etymology templates: {{der|mul|la|formīca||ant}} Latin formīca (“ant”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Formica|nogendercat=1}} Formica f
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – many ants. Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Ants Synonyms (genus): wood ant, mound ant, field ant Hyponyms ((genus): Formica (Coptoformica), Formica (Formica), Formica (Raptiformica), Formica (Serviformica) - subgenera): Formica rufa (english: type species), Formica fusca, Formica polyctena, Formica pratensis, Formica sanguinea (english: selected other species)
    Sense id: en-Formica-mul-name-GunAvTTD Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus) Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Animalia (english: kingdom), Bilateria (english: subkingdom), Protostomia (english: infrakingdom), Ecdysozoa (english: superphylum), Arthropoda (english: phylum), Hexapoda (english: subphylum), Insecta [class], Pterygota (english: subclass), Neoptera (english: infraclass), Holometabola (english: superorder), Hymenoptera (english: order), Apocrita (english: suborder), Formicoidea (english: superfamily), Formicidae (english: family), Formicinae (english: subfamily), Formicini (english: tribe)
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