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IPA transcription: ['ɡɛkoʊz]
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Noun
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any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless
Usage examples
- They are daytime arboreal geckos.
- Species in the genus "Phelsuma" are commonly referred to as day geckos.
- These day geckos fed on various insects and other invertebrates.
- These are for the most part arboreal geckos.
- These geckos do well in captivity but are fairly shy.
- Geckos like to live in and out of houses.
- These terrestrial geckos mainly inhabit arid steppes and savannas.
- Gekkonid geckos occur globally and are particularly species-rich in tropical areas.
- This lizard belongs to the middle-sized day geckos.
- They are known as the turnip-tailed geckos.