geckoes
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pluralof gecko.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
geckonounany 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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In particular, the front surfaces of the vertebrae of known snakes and lizards except geckoes are concave, and the rear surfaces are convex; that doesn’t appear to be the case in Tetrapodophis, he says.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 23, 2015
After two hours of searching the cactus, aloe, and prickly acacia—sometimes crawling to get a better look at tree trunks and leaf litter—I counted exactly six whiptail lizards, three toads, two geckoes, and one santanero.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2011
The other is said to form a peculiar genus of geckoes, but both its locality and affinities appear to be somewhat doubtful.
From Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras by Alfred Russel Wallace
On the narrow table, under cover of stray articles and papers, grey bead-eyed geckoes craftily stalked moths and beetles and other fanatic worshippers of flame as they hastened to sacrifice themselves to the lamp.
From My Tropic Isle by E. J. (Edmund James) Banfield
Most geckoes are dull coloured, yellow to brown, and they soon change colour from lighter to dark tints.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various