zyzzyva

/ˈzɪzɪvə/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

A tropical American weevil of the genus Zyzzyva.

"A zyzzyva is a weevil of the genus Zyzzyva."
"Against the Yak, the zyzzyva zips He yammers, has yaws, he yawns and he yips"
"Everything on earth has an end, for your mortally thin dictionary, the tropical, American weevil, the Zyzzyva."
"No wonder you wanted to look it up. A zyzzyva is a weevil."

From the name of the genus, taxonomic name Zyzzyva.

zyzzyvas (plural)

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How do you pronounce zyzzyva?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɪzɪvə/.

What does zyzzyva mean?

A tropical American weevil of the genus Zyzzyva.

Where does zyzzyva come from?

From the name of the genus, taxonomic name Zyzzyva.

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