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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Any of various tropical American weevils of the genus Zyzzyva, often destructive to plants.

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  1. n. A tropical American weevil of the genus Zyzzyva.

Etymologies

  1. From the name of the genus, Zyzzyva (Wiktionary)
  2. New Latin Zyzzyva, genus name, probably from Zyzza, former genus of leafhoppers. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • dclose73 When I was in 4th grade, I had to write a report about an animal of my choice. I looked at the back of our dictionary and this was the last word, so I chose to write my report about the Zyzzyva. Fond memories! Jul 18, 2012

  • hgould3 Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
    Sep 29, 2010

  • ephraim99 These weevils always have the last word. May 27, 2010

  • cxkang They're still around

    http://www.zyzzyva.org/
    Apr 22, 2009

  • cxkang Nice West Coast lit mag. I hope they're still around. Apr 22, 2009

  • avivamagnolia A zyzzyva is a South American weevil, for whatever that's worth. Jan 17, 2009

  • oroboros A weevil genus, not an evil genius! See also: zyzzyx. Sep 14, 2007

  • uselessness Magic word of the century! Sep 13, 2007

  • slumry That's what I said! Jun 27, 2007

  • jennarenn Wow, it's real!!! Jun 27, 2007

  • slumry What a great word! Jun 27, 2007

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