gecko

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

gecko

tarente

lézard

🦎

gekkonidae

Gekkonidae

Synonymes

house lizard

lizard

🦎

house gecko

animal

🐾

small lizard

Gecko verticillatus

agama lizard

kingfisher

rough

Traductions

geco

Gecko

gekko

osga

geco

toke

lagartixa

tokeh

tokkeh

dragó

geko

σαμιαμίδι

ev keleri

είδος μικράς σαύρας

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɡɛ.kəʊ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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”).