GECKO

gecko

(noun) any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

gecko (plural geckos or geckoes)

Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae. They are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and upside-down surfaces.

Synonyms: geckotid, geckotian, gekkonid

Hypernym: lizard

Hyponyms

• bent-toed gecko (Cyrtopodion spp. and Cyrtodactylus spp.)

• Bibron's gecko (Chondrodactylus bibronii)

• common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)

• crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus)

• crocodile gecko (Tarentola mauritanica)

• dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus spp.)

• flying gecko (Ptychozoon spp.)

• gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda)

• Indo-Pacific gecko (Hemidactylus garnotii)

• leaf-tailed gecko (Saltaurius eximus)

• leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius)

• Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)

• Moorish gecko (Tarentola mauritanica)

• mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)

• New Caledonian giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus)

• parachute gecko (Ptychozoon spp.)

• stump-toed gecko (Gehyra mutilata)

• tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)

• tropical house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia)

• web-footed gecko (Palmatogecko rangei)

• western banded gecko (Coleonyx variegatus)

Verb

gecko (third-person singular simple present geckos, present participle geckoing, simple past and past participle geckoed)

(rare) To move in the manner of a gecko; to attach to a vertical or upside-down surface.

Source: Wiktionary

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Geck"o, n.; pl. Geckoes. Etym: [Cf. F. & G. gecko; -- so called from the sound which the animal utters.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any lizard of the family Geckonidæ. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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