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Zyzzogeton
''Zyzzogeton'' is a rare genus of leafhoppers endemic to South America. It is named after a former genus ''Zyzza'' (probably an onomatopoeia), appended with the ancient Greek ''geitōn'' ( ‘neighbour’).Webster’s ''Unabridged Dictionary'': “\ˌzizəˈjēˌtän\ NL, fr. ''Zyzza'', genus of leafhoppers in former classifications (prob. of imit. origin) + Gk ''geitōn'' neighbor.” The word is known for being the last word defined in the ''Webster's New International Dictionary, Unabridged'' released in September 1961. It also appears in the 1939 Second edition, and is still present in current versions. Species *'' Zyzzogeton haenschi'' Breddin, 1902 *'' Zyzzogeton quadrimaculata'' Nielson & Godoy, 1995 *'' Zyzzogeton viridipennis'' (Latreille, 1809) See also * ''Zyzzyva'', a weevil, another "last entry" References Proconiini Hemiptera of South America Cicadellidae genera {{Cicadellinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zyzzogeton Haenschi
''Zyzzogeton'' is a rare genus of leafhoppers endemic to South America. It is named after a former genus ''Zyzza'' (probably an onomatopoeia), appended with the ancient Greek ''geitōn'' ( ‘neighbour’).Webster’s ''Unabridged Dictionary'': “\ˌzizəˈjēˌtän\ NL, fr. ''Zyzza'', genus of leafhoppers in former classifications (prob. of imit. origin) + Gk ''geitōn'' neighbor.” The word is known for being the last word defined in the ''Webster's New International Dictionary, Unabridged'' released in September 1961. It also appears in the 1939 Second edition, and is still present in current versions. Species *'' Zyzzogeton haenschi'' Breddin, 1902 *'' Zyzzogeton quadrimaculata'' Nielson & Godoy, 1995 *'' Zyzzogeton viridipennis'' (Latreille, 1809) See also * ''Zyzzyva'', a weevil, another "last entry" References Proconiini Hemiptera of South America Cicadellidae genera {{Cicadellinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zyzzogeton Quadrimaculata
''Zyzzogeton'' is a rare genus of leafhoppers endemic to South America. It is named after a former genus ''Zyzza'' (probably an onomatopoeia), appended with the ancient Greek ''geitōn'' ( ‘neighbour’).Webster’s ''Unabridged Dictionary'': “\ˌzizəˈjēˌtän\ NL, fr. ''Zyzza'', genus of leafhoppers in former classifications (prob. of imit. origin) + Gk ''geitōn'' neighbor.” The word is known for being the last word defined in the ''Webster's New International Dictionary, Unabridged'' released in September 1961. It also appears in the 1939 Second edition, and is still present in current versions. Species *'' Zyzzogeton haenschi'' Breddin, 1902 *'' Zyzzogeton quadrimaculata'' Nielson & Godoy, 1995 *'' Zyzzogeton viridipennis'' (Latreille, 1809) See also * ''Zyzzyva ''Zyzzyva'' is a triannual magazine of writers and artists. It places an emphasis on showcasing emerging voices and never before published writers in addition to the already established. Based in San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zyzzogeton Viridipennis
''Zyzzogeton'' is a rare genus of leafhoppers endemic to South America. It is named after a former genus ''Zyzza'' (probably an onomatopoeia), appended with the ancient Greek ''geitōn'' ( ‘neighbour’).Webster’s ''Unabridged Dictionary'': “\ˌzizəˈjēˌtän\ NL, fr. ''Zyzza'', genus of leafhoppers in former classifications (prob. of imit. origin) + Gk ''geitōn'' neighbor.” The word is known for being the last word defined in the ''Webster's New International Dictionary, Unabridged'' released in September 1961. It also appears in the 1939 Second edition, and is still present in current versions. Species *'' Zyzzogeton haenschi'' Breddin, 1902 *'' Zyzzogeton quadrimaculata'' Nielson & Godoy, 1995 *'' Zyzzogeton viridipennis'' (Latreille, 1809) See also * ''Zyzzyva ''Zyzzyva'' is a triannual magazine of writers and artists. It places an emphasis on showcasing emerging voices and never before published writers in addition to the already established. Based in San F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proconiini
The name sharpshooter is used to refer to any of various genera and species of large leafhoppers in the tribe Proconiini of the family Cicadellidae. As with all cicadellids, they have piercing-sucking mouthparts and closely spaced rows of fine spines on their hind legs. The nymphs feed by inserting their needle-like mouthparts into the xylem of the small stems on the plant where the eggs were deposited; the adults have wings and are highly mobile, and most feed on a variety of different plant species. Both nymphs and adults filter a huge volume of dilute liquid through their digestive system to extract the trace nutrients, and much of the water and carbohydrates are squirted forcibly away from the body in a fine stream of droplets, thus earning them their common name. This group includes a few species which are plant pests, the most serious of which is ''Homalodisca vitripennis'' (the "Glassy-winged sharpshooter"). A microbial plant parasite, ''Xylella fastidiosa'', is carried b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leafhopper
A leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and are covered with hairs that facilitate the spreading of a secretion over their bodies that acts as a water repellent and carrier of pheromones. They undergo a partial metamorphosis, and have various host associations, varying from very generalized to very specific. Some species have a cosmopolitan distribution, or occur throughout the temperate and tropical regions. Some are pests or vectors of plant viruses and phytoplasmas. The family is distributed all over the world, and constitutes the second-largest hemipteran family, with at least 20,000 described species. They belong to a lineage traditionally treated as infraorder Cicadomorpha in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, but as the latter taxon is probably not monophyletic, many mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called America. South America is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. The continent generally includes twelve sovereign states: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela; two dependent territories: the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; and one internal territory: French Guiana. In addition, the ABC islands of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ascension Island (dependency of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory), Bouvet Island ( dependency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. Such a word itself is also called an onomatopoeia. Common onomatopoeias include animal noises such as ''oink'', ''meow'' (or ''miaow''), ''roar'', and ''chirp''. Onomatopoeia can differ between languages: it conforms to some extent to the broader linguistic system; hence the sound of a clock may be expressed as ''tick tock'' in English, in Spanish and Italian (shown in the picture), in Mandarin, in Japanese, or in Hindi. The English term comes from the Ancient Greek compound ''onomatopoeia'', 'name-making', composed of ''onomato''- 'name' and -''poeia'' 'making'. Thus, words that imitate sounds can be said to be onomatopoeic or onomatopoetic. Uses In the case of a frog croaking, the spelling may vary because different frog species around the world make different sounds: Ancient Greek (only in Aristophanes' comic play '' The Frogs'') proba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Webster's New International Dictionary
''Webster's Dictionary'' is any of the English language dictionaries edited in the early 19th century by American lexicographer Noah Webster (1758–1843), as well as numerous related or unrelated dictionaries that have adopted the Webster's name in honor. "''Webster's''" has since become a genericized trademark in the United States for English dictionaries, and is widely used in dictionary titles. Merriam-Webster is the corporate heir to Noah Webster's original works, which are in the public domain. Noah Webster's ''American Dictionary of the English Language'' Noah Webster (1758–1843), the author of the readers and spelling books which dominated the American market at the time, spent decades of research in compiling his dictionaries. His first dictionary, ''A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language'', appeared in 1806. In it, he popularized features which would become a hallmark of American English spelling (''center'' rather than ''centre'', ''honor'' rathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zyzzyva
''Zyzzyva'' is a triannual magazine of writers and artists. It places an emphasis on showcasing emerging voices and never before published writers in addition to the already established. Based in San Francisco, it began publishing in 1985. ''ZYZZYVAs slogan is "The Last Word," referring to " zyzzyva", the last word in the American Heritage Dictionary. A zyzzyva is an American weevil. The accent is on the first syllable. Editors The founder was Howard Junker. He retired from the magazine in 2010 and named Laura Cogan as editor-in-chief. Awards Work from the magazine has received the Pushcart Prize and the O. Henry Award and has been included in ''The Best American Short Stories'' and ''The Best American Nonrequired Reading''. Novels '' Boonville'', by Robert Mailer Anderson was a "''Zyzzyva'' First Novel", published in 2001 by the Creative Arts Book Company Creative may refer to: *Creativity, phenomenon whereby something new and valuable is created * "Creative" (song), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemiptera Of South America
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from to around , and share a common arrangement of piercing-sucking mouthparts. The name "true bugs" is often limited to the suborder Heteroptera. Entomologists reserve the term ''bug'' for Hemiptera or Heteroptera,Gilbert Waldbauer. ''The Handy Bug Answer Book.'' Visible Ink, 1998p. 1. which does not include other arthropods or insects of other orders such as ants, bees, beetles, or butterflies. In some variations of English, all terrestrial arthropods (including non-insect arachnids, and myriapods) also fall under the colloquial understanding of ''bug''. Many insects with "bug" in their common name, especially in American English, belong to other orders; for example, the lovebug is a fly and the Maybug and ladybug are beetles. The term is also occas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
