Definition of Gecko

1. Noun. Any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless.

Generic synonyms: Lizard
Specialized synonyms: Flying Gecko, Fringed Gecko, Ptychozoon Homalocephalum, Banded Gecko

Definition of Gecko

1. n. 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.

Definition of Gecko

1. a small lizard [n GECKOS or GECKOES]

Medical Definition of Gecko

1. Origin: Cf. F. & G. Gecko; so called from the sound which the animal utters. Any lizard of the family Geckonidae. 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: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gecko

geason
Geastraceae
Geastrum
Geastrum coronatum
geat
geats
Geb
gebang palm
gebur
geburs
gecarcinian
geck
gecked
gecking
gecko (current term)
gecko (current term)
geckoes
geckos
geckotian
gecks
ged
geddit
Gedoelstia
gedoelstiosis
geds
gee
gee-gee
geebung
geebungs
geechee

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