Zyzzyva

Zyzzyva

:"Not to be confused with Zyzzyzus."

Taxobox
name = "Zyzzyva"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Coleoptera
subordo = Polyphaga
superfamilia = Curculionoidea
familia = Curculionidae
genus = "Zyzzyva"
genus_authority = Casey, 1922
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"Zyzzyva" (pronounced IPAEng|ˈzɪzəvə) is a genus of tropical American weevil often found in association with palms. It is also the last word in many English language dictionaries such that it is sometimes used to mean "the last word".


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