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zyzzyva

/ˈzɪzɪvə/

zyzzyva noun: a tropical American weevil of the genus Zyzzyva.

Noun

zyzzyva (plural zyzzyvas)

  1. A tropical American weevil of the genus Zyzzyva.
    • A zyzzyva is a weevil of the genus Zyzzyva.1976, Edward Stevens, The Religion Game, American Style, New York: Paulist Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page 87
    • Against the Yak, the zyzzyva zips
      He yammers, has yaws, he yawns and he yips2003 May 30, Kalpana Swaminathan, Ambrosia for Afters, New Delhi; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 43

Forms of zyzzyva

pluralzyzzyvas

Origin of zyzzyva

From the name of the genus, taxonomic name Zyzzyva.

Questions about zyzzyva

What does zyzzyva mean?
Zyzzyva means a tropical American weevil of the genus Zyzzyva.
What part of speech is zyzzyva?
Zyzzyva is a noun.
How do you pronounce zyzzyva?
Zyzzyva is pronounced /ˈzɪzɪvə/.
What is the plural of zyzzyva?
The plural of zyzzyva is zyzzyvas.

Words near zyzzyva in the dictionary

  1. Zywicki
  2. Zywickis
  3. Zyx
  4. zyxin
  5. zyxins
  6. zyzzyva
  7. zyzzyvas
  8. ZZ plant
  9. ZZ plants
  10. ZZ-ZW system
  11. zzxjoanw

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