Gold Winger 9 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Zyzzyx is a monospecific genus of sand wasp, containing a brightly-colored, medium-sized species, Z. chilensis, named after the sound they make while flying. They were first studied in detail by H. Janvier (a.k.a. Claude-Joseph) in 1928, more than 100 years after they were first described. Link to post Share on other sites
Oak Tree 15 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 ZZZZS: Zavod Za Zdravstveno Zavarovane Slovenije (Slovenian Council for Health Insurance) Link to post Share on other sites
Gold Winger 9 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 That's not a word, that's an acronym. Link to post Share on other sites
Oak Tree 15 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Yeah, picky, picky. I thought it was a cool acronym, though. A web search seems to indicate that people pile up arbitrary numbers of z's in using words to onomatopoetically represent snoring/sleeping. There are a bunch of unusual z words here: (the sound of an electric field, a zipper, a sudden hissing movement, an insectlike buzz, or lightning) http://www.oneletterwords.com/consonant/tome.php?letter=z&start=47 Link to post Share on other sites
evmori 11 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Guess we will never find out who the Top 10 Are! Link to post Share on other sites
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