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].

Body

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].