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plural geckos also geckoes
: any of numerous small chiefly tropical and nocturnal insectivorous lizards (family Gekkonidae)
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The new animals, which also include three new gecko species, are still being formally named and characterized.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Dylan, who shares a room with a leopard gecko, is still steeped in the unambiguous stuff of kid-world.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Researchers identified four different populations of the gecko, each evolving differently from the others.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
And some non-snake reptiles are introduced: a Tegu lizard the size of a small dog; a weirdly fast little gecko; and a very slow tortoise named Pebbles.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Dylan, who shares a room with a leopard gecko, is still steeped in the unambiguous stuff of kid-world.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Researchers identified four different populations of the gecko, each evolving differently from the others.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
And some non-snake reptiles are introduced: a Tegu lizard the size of a small dog; a weirdly fast little gecko; and a very slow tortoise named Pebbles.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Gecko.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gecko. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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gecko
noun
plural geckos or geckoes
: any of numerous small harmless chiefly tropical lizards that eat insects and are active at night
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