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zyz⋅zy⋅va

[ziz-uh-vuh]
–noun
any of various South American weevils of the genus Zyzzyva, often destructive to plants.
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zyz·zy·va   (zĭz'ə-və)   
n.  Any of various tropical American weevils of the genus Zyzzyva, often destructive to plants.

[New Latin Zyzzyva, genus name, probably from Zyzza, former genus of leafhoppers.]
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