zyzzyva

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English

Etymology

From the name of the genus, translingual Zyzzyva.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɪzɪvə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

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zyzzyva

Noun

zyzzyva (plural zyzzyvas)

A tropical American weevil of the genus Zyzzyva.
- 1976, Edward Stevens, The Religion Game, American Style‎, New York: Paulist Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page 87:
  A zyzzyva is a weevil of the genus Zyzzyva.
- 2003 May 30, Kalpana Swaminathan, Ambrosia for Afters‎, New Delhi, New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 43:
  Against the Yak, the zyzzyva zips
  He yammers, has yaws, he yawns and he yips
- 2007 August 30, Otto Mann, King Size, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 118:
  Everything on earth has an end, for your mortally thin dictionary, the tropical, American weevil, the Zyzzyva.
- 2010 September 7, Mary Daheim, Loco Motive: A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery, 1st edition, HarperCollins, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page 240:
  No wonder you wanted to look it up. A zyzzyva is a weevil.

Usage notes

As a common noun: primarily used in discussions of the last word listed in English dictionaries.

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