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Gecko   Listen
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Gecko  n.  (pl. geckoes)  (Zool.) 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.






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"Gecko" Quotes from Famous Books



... the distorted freaks of nature in a dime museum. They may all be possible, but not one of them probable. Taffy and Gecko are the best of the lot. The first is a big, good-natured Englishman who wants to see his sweetheart married to his friend, weds another and supports her quite handsomely by painting pictures he cannot sell; the latter a Pole with an Italian's temperament, ...
— Volume 1 of Brann The Iconoclast • William Cowper Brann



Words linked to "Gecko" :   banded gecko, flying gecko, lizard



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