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

   3 more examples

   Against the Yak, the zyzzyva zips He yammers, has yaws, he yawns and he yips

   2003 May 30, Kalpana Swaminathan, Ambrosia for Afters, New Delhi; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 43

   Everything on earth has an end, for your mortally thin dictionary, the tropical, American weevil, the Zyzzyva.

   2007 August 30, Otto Mann, King Size, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 118

   No wonder you wanted to look it up. A zyzzyva is a weevil.

   2010 September 7, Mary Daheim, Loco Motive: A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery, 1st edition, HarperCollins, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page 240