geck·o (g k  )n. pl. geck·os or geck·oes Any of various usually small tropical and subtropical lizards of the family Gekkonidae, having toes padded with setae containing numerous suction cups that enable them to climb on vertical surfaces. [Javanese ge'kok.] |
gecko [ˈgɛkəʊ]
n pl -os, -oes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small insectivorous terrestrial lizard of the family Gekkonidae, of warm regions. The digits have adhesive pads, which enable these animals to climb on smooth surfaces
[from Malay ge'kok, of imitative origin]
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| Noun | 1. |  gecko - any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmlesslizard - relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail flying gecko, fringed gecko, Ptychozoon homalocephalum - a gecko that has membranous expansions along the sides of its body and limbs and tail that enable it to glide short distances banded gecko - any of several geckos with dark bands across the body and differing from typical geckos in having movable eyelids; of United States southwest and Florida Gulf Coast |
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