About The Word Gecko
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Gecko
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What's The Definition Of Gecko?
[n] any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless
Synonyms | Synonyms for Gecko: Related Terms | Find terms related to Gecko: See Also | banded gecko | flying gecko | fringed gecko | lizard | Ptychozoon homalocephalum Gecko In Webster's Dictionary \Geck"o\ (g[e^]k"[-o]), n.; pl. {Geckoes} (-[=o]z). [Cf.
F. & G. gecko; -- so called from the sound which the animal
utters.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any lizard of the family {Geckonid[ae]}. The geckoes are
small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes
and vertical, elliptical pupils. Their toes are generally
expanded, and furnished with adhesive disks, by which they
can run over walls and ceilings. They are numerous in warm
countries, and a few species are found in Europe and the
United States. See {Wall gecko}, {Fanfoot}.
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