different between gecko vs newt

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)

1. 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

2. 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)

1. (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)

1. 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)

1. gecko

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle English newte, newete, a form resulting from an incorrect division of Middle English an ewte as a newte (for similar misdivisions compare adder, nickname, apron, umpire, etc.). Middle English evete, eute, euete, ewte (“newt”), derives from Old English efete (“lizard; newt”). Doublet of eft.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?nju?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n(j)ut/
• (General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /?nj??t/
• Rhymes: -u?t

Noun

newt (plural newts)

1. A small lizard-like amphibian in the family Salamandridae that lives in the water as an adult.

Synonyms

• ask/askard (dialectal)
• eft (usually refers to the terrestrial phase of a newt)
• salamander

Related terms

• pissed as a newt

Translations

See also

• newt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Wikipedia article on the indefinite articles a and an

Anagrams

• twen, went