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gecko (gek′ō)

noun pl. geckos -·os or geckoes -·oes

any of a family (Gekkonidae) of soft-skinned, insect-eating, tropical and subtropical lizards with a short, stout body, a large head, and suction pads on the feet

Etymology: prob. < Malay ge'kok, ? echoic of its cry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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