Gecko

Definitions

1. Any lizard in the infraorder Gekkota.
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.

Equivalents

35 more languages

العربيةأبو بريصوزغوزغة

বাংলাতক্ষক

Bosanskidrago

Catalàdragó

Ελληνικάσαμιαμίδι

Esperantogeko

Euskarageko

Suomigekko

Galegoladralascaosga

עבריתשממית

Hrvatskidrago

Magyargekkó

Bahasa Indonesiatokek

Italianogeco

日本語ヤモリ守宮家守蝘+ 1 more

ქართულიგეკონი

Қазақ тіліжармасқы

ភាសាខ្មែរតឹកកែ

한국어蝘螔도마뱀붙이

Latinastilio

Te Reo Māorimokomokomoko

मराठीपाल

Bahasa Melayutokek

မြန်မာတောက်တဲ့

Nederlandsgekko

Polskigekon

Portuguêslagartixaosga

Русскийгеккон

Српскиdrago

Svenskageckogeckoödla

ไทยจิ้งจกตุ๊กแก

Tagalogtuko

Tiếng Việtcắc kètắc kè

Yorùbáaláàmùọmọnile

isiZuluintulo

Examples

“Order⟳ II. Sauria. […] The heart has two auricles. The body is covered with scales, and there are three or four feet. The lungs are large, and extend⟳ along the back. The mouth is armed with teeth, and the toes with claws. The tail is long, and often thick at the base⟳. […] Geckotida—geco”

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

“GECKOES constitute a family of lizards remarkable for the large number⟳ of species it contains. They are also remarkable for a number⟳ of other features: for the readiness with which they have⟳ taken to living in houses, for their voices, the structure⟳ of their feet, the variation in the shape⟳ of the tail and for their eyes. […] As with the more familiar lizards, geckoes have⟳ the ability to cast⟳ the tail, and counts show⟳ that in some species two out of every five individuals have⟳ cast⟳ the tail and regenerated a new one.”

“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.”

“Many lizards, including the British common and sand lizards of the family Lacertidae, clamber over rocks with great agility; none matches the geckoes, some of which can run⟳ up, down, or across vertical glass as easily as most beasts run⟳ on the flat, and indeed can happily traverse ceilings.”

“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 marvelous ability of geckos to run⟳ down trees, surefooted and head first, was first noted by Aristotle over two thousand years ago. However, Aristotle was not able to see⟳ the tiny hairs, called setae, that cover⟳ the toes of geckos and empower this feat. The setae are part of an adhesive system that allows geckos to maneuver on a wide variety of substrates, to run⟳ upside-down, and to arrest their falls. Geckos can run⟳ vertically at over 1 m/s and can carry⟳ over twice their body weight up smooth, vertical surfaces.”

“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.”

“By day, Golden-tailed Geckoes rest⟳ under curls of bark, the underside of branches, or in tree hollows but they seem to be fond of heat so these geckoes may even be in a situation where the sun shines on their daytime retreat all day. The Golden-tailed Gecko is an invertebrate-eater and by night its adhesive toe pads allow⟳ it to prowl the branches of Brigalow trees with ease, looking for small insects and spiders to capture⟳.”

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