termite
group of insects
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Summary
termite is a taxon[1]. termite ranks in the top 0.2% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,877 views/month, #396 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: epifamily[3], suborder[4], infraorder[5]
- Parent taxon: Blattodea[6]
- Taxon name: Isoptera[7]
- Subclass of: social insect[8]
- Commons category: Isoptera[9]
- Start time: -251000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Termites[11]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[13]
- Taxon common name: termitter[14], termita[15]
- Different from: thermite[16]
- Name: ꠃꠟ[17]
- Studied by: isopterology[18]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]
- Homonymous taxon: Isoptera[20]
- P14541: 4FWz4V[21]
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Identifiers
termite's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7499[22]. termite's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 742[23]. termite's ITIS TSN is recorded as 102430[24].
Discovery and Description
Things named for termite include P-15 Termit[25], a missile family[26] and Turmite[27].
Why It Matters
termite has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] termite is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for termite include P-15 Termit[25], a missile family[26] and Turmite[27].