Gecko

Quick meaning: Gecko is a noun meaning Any lizard in the infraorder Gekkota.

Meaning

Any lizard in the infraorder Gekkota.

More Meanings

1. Eggcorn of get-go.
2. Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae of small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and upside-down surfaces.
3. (rare) To move in the manner of a gecko; to attach to a vertical or upside-down surface.

Example Sentences

Other reptiles found in the district are the chamaeleon, geco and monitor lizard, the last getting extinct due to netting and shooting. It is now protected by law.

The potential uses for gecko-inspired adhesive products are nearly endless. People have found possible uses for them from sports and robotics, to medicine and home improvement.

Leishmania infantum in Experimental Animals.—Experiments were carried out with geckoes, white mice, field mice (Microtus güntheri) and hamsters (Cricetus auratus and Cricetulus griseus).

Family Gekkonidae (gekkos). In gekkos the skull is short and flat; the upper temporal bone arch is missing; the post-orbital and lacrimal bones are absent; and the jugal bone is very reduced.

Word Forms

• geckos
• geckoes
• geco
• geckoing
• geckoed

Synonyms for gecko

Depending on context, synonyms include geckotian, gekkonid.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lizard, gekko, chacco, geckoniid, jackoa, gekkonomorph.

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