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Definition of Geckos
1. gecko [n] - See also: gecko
Lexicographical Neighbors of Geckos
Literary usage of Geckos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1920)
"The geckos of the Galapagos Archipelago. Pages 431-446. VII. Notes on the Lichens
of the Galapagos By John Van Denburgh. (Issued A pril 16, 1912) 35 Islands ..."
2. The Reptile Book: A Comprehensive, Popularised Work on the Structure and by Raymond Lee Ditmars (1907)
"The geckos have not the scaly aspect of most lizards. Their skin appears soft,
... Many of the tropical geckos attain a large size—a foot or more. ..."
3. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1838)
"c geckos which have retractile claws, but slender cr rather not enlarged toes,
... 2, those geckos which correspond to Thecadactylus of Cuvier; 3, ..."
4. Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences to the Galapagos Islands by California Academy of Sciences (1912)
"I saw three geckos, and got two from under the bark of a large thorn tree. ...
I collected several geckos under the loose lava blocks. "Brattle Island. ..."
5. The animal creation by Thomas Rymer Jones (1865)
"The geckos (Gecko). All the preceding families are active by day, but the geckos
are nocturnal in their habits. They an- rather clumsy and stoutly built, ..."
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