"Zyzzyva" meaning in All languages combined

See Zyzzyva on Wiktionary

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: The name was formally published, along with a description of the genus, by coleopterist Thomas Lincoln Casey, Jr. in 1922. Since there's no word remotely like this in either Greek or Latin, Casey probably just made up a name that would appear at the end of alphabetical lists. Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Zyzzyva|nogendercat=1}} Zyzzyva f
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – one the numerous genera of true weevils. Wikipedia link: Thomas Lincoln Casey, Jr. Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Beetles

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