''Zyzzogeton'' is a rare genus of
leafhoppers endemic to
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 sout ...
. It is named after a former genus ''Zyzza'' (probably an
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'', '' ...
), 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
''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 ...
, Unabridged'' released in September 1961. It also appears in the 1939 Second edition, and is still present in current versions.
Species
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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'': ...
''
Breddin, 1902
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Zyzzogeton quadrimaculata''
Nielson & Godoy, 1995
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Zyzzogeton viridipennis''
(Latreille, 1809)
See also
* ''
Zyzzyva
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'', a weevil, another "last entry"
References
Proconiini
Hemiptera of South America
Cicadellidae genera
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