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What (who) is Formica - definition

GENUS OF INSECTS
Field ant; Raptiformica; Serviformica; Neoformica; Formicina; Coptoformica; Adformica
  • ''F. accreta'' worker, with cocoons
  • ''F. integroides'' worker
  • Alate ''[[Formica neogagates]]''

Formica         
[f?:'m??k?]
¦ noun trademark a hard durable plastic laminate used for worktops, cupboard doors, etc.
Origin
1920s (orig. US): of unknown origin.
Formica         
·noun A Linnaean genus of hymenopterous insects, including the common ants. ·see Ant.
Formica         
Formica is a hard plastic that is used for covering surfaces such as kitchen tables or counters. (TRADEMARK)
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Wikipedia

Formica

Formica is a genus of ants of the family Formicidae, commonly known as wood ants, mound ants, thatching ants, and field ants. Formica is the type genus of the Formicidae, and of the subfamily Formicinae. The type species of genus Formica is the European red wood ant Formica rufa. Ants of this genus tend to be between 4 and 8 mm long.

Examples of use of Formica
1. "We still make bread the same way my grandfather used to make it," Formica said.
2. "I don‘t even want to talk about that," he says, tapping his BlackBerry on Manny‘s Formica.
3. It exemplified Art Deco style and contained the fashionable material of the moment: Formica.
4. "I wanted to do Formica," Schlachtmeyer said, but her designer objected.
5. Which leaves the question of why –– why Brazilian Uba Tuba when Formica will do?