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gecko

Main Entry:: gecko
Pronunciation:: \ˈge-(ˌ)kō\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural geck·os or geck·oes
Etymology:: perhaps from Malay dialect geʔkok
Date:: 1774

: any of numerous small chiefly tropical and nocturnal insectivorous lizards (family Gekkonidae)

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