gecko

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

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.

Verb

To move in the manner of a gecko; to attach to a vertical or upside-down surface.

Έννοιες

σαμιαμίδι

είδος μικράς σαύρας

είδος μικρής σαύρας

Συνώνυμα

house lizard

lizard

🦎

house gecko

animal

🐾

small lizard

Gecko verticillatus

agama lizard

kingfisher

rough

Μεταφράσεις

geco

gecko

Gecko

gekko

osga

geco

toke

tokeh

tokkeh

lagartixa

tarente

geko

dragó

ev keleri

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈɡɛ.kəʊ/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

The modern form was probably borrowed into English and other European languages from Dutch gekko (1718). Contemporary English forms were chacco (1711) and jackoa (1724). The further origin is not quite clear. Some sources mention a supposed Malay gekok, gekoq, or gekop, which would be imitative of the gecko’s chirping sound. Another theory derives it from Acehnese gèh-gòh (“busy”).