"zyzzyva" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzɪzɪvə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-zyzzyva.wav Forms: zyzzyvas [plural]
Etymology: From the name of the genus, translingual Zyzzyva. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Zyzzyva}} translingual Zyzzyva Head templates: {{en-noun}} zyzzyva (plural zyzzyvas)
  1. A tropical American weevil of the genus Zyzzyva. Wikipedia link: zyzzyva Categories (lifeform): Weevils
    Sense id: en-zyzzyva-en-noun-n7Pka-Y1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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