gecko
any of numerous small, mostly nocturnal tropical lizards of the family Gekkonidae, usually having toe pads that can cling to smooth surfaces: the largest species, Gekko gecko, is sometimes kept as a pet.
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A handful of small, nocturnal geckos have spilled their guts for science, revealing how the creatures get by in a part of Earth’s hottest landscape.
Here’s how spider geckos survive on Earth’s hottest landscape | Jude Coleman | January 4, 2022 | Science NewsInstead of being all metal all the way through, this robot hand has semi-squishy fingertips, and each finger pad surface is made from a film of gecko adhesive supported by a rubber bone-like structure underneath.
Engineers created a robotic hand with a gecko-like grip | Charlotte Hu | December 16, 2021 | Popular-ScienceStanford engineers hope to solve this problem with a new robotic hand designed with finger pads that can grip like a gecko.
Engineers created a robotic hand with a gecko-like grip | Charlotte Hu | December 16, 2021 | Popular-ScienceNow, genetically modified stem cells are helping geckos grow back better tails.
Gene-edited stem cells help geckos regrow more perfect tails | Freda Kreier | November 1, 2021 | Science NewsUnique skin patterns inspired names for some of the other newly described gecko species.
An agile gecko found in India named after the legendary Jackie Chan | Anne Pinto-Rodrigues | October 19, 2021 | Science News
Locally this gecko is known as escorpin; the natives believe it to be deadly poisonous.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala | William E. DuellmanAnother quaint lizard, was what is generally known as the gecko.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines | H. Wilfrid WalkerAlthough I am very fond of the nimble little gecko, I must admit that he is an out-and-out glutton.
Jungle Folk | Douglas DewarThe lachrymal duct first appears in the tailed amphibians; in snakes and gecko lizards, however, it opens into the mouth.
The cry of the small house lizard, a kind of gecko, is unlucky in certain conditions.
Beast and Man in India | John Lockwood Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for gecko
/ (ˈɡɛkəʊ) /
any small insectivorous terrestrial lizard of the family Gekkonidae, of warm regions. The digits have adhesive pads, which enable these animals to climb on smooth surfaces
Origin of gecko
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