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IPA transcription: ['ɡɛkoʊz]

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Noun

  • 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.