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gecko
English
Alternative forms
- chacco, geco (obsolete), gekko, jackoa
Etymology
The modern form was probably borrowed into English and other European languages from Dutch gekko (1718). Contemporary English forms were chacco (1711) and jackoa (1724). The further origin is not quite clear. Some sources mention a supposed Malay gekok, gekoq, or gekop, which would be imitative of the gecko’s chirping sound. Another theory derives it from Acehnese gèh-gòh (“busy”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???.k??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /???.ko?/
- Rhymes: -?k??
- Hyphenation: gec?ko
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
- Misspelling of get-go.
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)
Derived terms
- gekkonine
Translations
References
- gecko on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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.
References
- gecko in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- gecko at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
From Dutch gekko, further possibly from Malay or Acehnese. Compare English gecko for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.ko/
Noun
gecko m (plural geckos)
- gecko
Further reading
- “gecko” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
From French gecko.
Noun
gecko m (uncountable)
- gecko
Declension
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gecks
English
Noun
gecks
- plural of geck
gecks From the web:
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