termite

group of insects
Taxon taxon Q546583
termite
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termite

Summary

termite is a taxon[1]. termite ranks in the top 0.2% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,581 views/month, #396 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • termite's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • termite is classified at the rank of epifamily[4].
  • termite is classified at the rank of suborder[5].
  • termite is classified at the rank of infraorder[6].
  • termite is classified within Blattodea[7].
  • termite's scientific name is Isoptera[8].
  • termite is a type of social insect[9].
  • termite's Commons category is recorded as Isoptera[10].
  • termite began on -251000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • termite's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Termites[12].
  • termite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • termite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[14].
  • termite is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'termitter'}[15].
  • termite is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'termita'}[16].
  • termite's different from is recorded as thermite[17].
  • termite's name is recorded as {'lang': 'syl', 'text': 'ꠃꠟ'}[18].
  • termite's studied by is recorded as isopterology[19].
  • termite's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20].
  • termite's homonymous taxon is recorded as Isoptera[21].

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Classification

termite's scientific name is Isoptera[8]. Recorded taxon rank include epifamily[4], suborder[5], and infraorder[6]. termite belongs to the parent taxon Blattodea[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'termitter'}[15] and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'termita'}[16].

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 ranks in the top 0.2% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,581 views/month, #396 of 195,241).[2] termite has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] termite is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Entities named for termite include P-15 Termit[25], a missile family[26] and Turmite[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [23] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Blattodea
    Studied by isopterology
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Subclass of social insect
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 2376, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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