Formica
[fɔr'maɪkə]
Definition
(noun.) type genus of the Formicidae.
(noun.) any of various plastic laminates containing melamine.
Editor: Ramon--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A Linnaean genus of hymenopterous insects, including the common ants. See Ant.
Checked by Klaus
Examples
- Formica sanguinea, on the other hand, possesses much fewer slaves, and in the early part of the summer extremely few. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- This remarkable instinct was first discovered in the Formica (Polyerges) rufescens by Pierre Huber, a better observer even than his celebrated father. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
Edited by Lancelot