geckonoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡek.əʊ/us/ˈɡek.oʊ/plural geckos or geckoesa small lizard with wide feet, found especially in warm countries
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Reptile & amphibian names
- adder
- alligator
- amphibian
- anaconda
- asp
- cobra
- constrictor
- crocodile
- frog
- garter snake
- mamba
- newt
- puff adder
- python
- rattlesnake
- slowworm
- snake
- terrapin
- toad
- tortoise
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Examples from literature
- One example is the leaf-tailed gecko.
- When a predator looks for its lunch and sees this gecko, it thinks it’s just an old, brown leaf and goes to look somewhere else.