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Durrell's night gecko

Durrell's night gecko noun: nactus durrellorum, a species of gekkonid gecko endemic to the Round Island of Mauritius.

durrell's night gecko: nactus durrellorum, a species of gekkonid gecko endemic to the Round Island of Mauritius
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Noun

Durrell's night gecko (plural Durrell's night geckos or Durrell's night geckoes)

  1. Nactus durrellorum, a species of gekkonid gecko endemic to the Round Island of Mauritius.

Forms of Durrell's night gecko

pluralDurrell's night geckos
pluralDurrell's night geckoes

Origin of Durrell's night gecko

Named in honor of English zookeeper Gerald Durrell and his second wife, American-born zookeeper Lee McGeorge Durrell.

Questions about Durrell's night gecko

What does Durrell's night gecko mean?
Durrell's night gecko means nactus durrellorum, a species of gekkonid gecko endemic to the Round Island of Mauritius.
What part of speech is Durrell's night gecko?
Durrell's night gecko is a noun.
What is the plural of Durrell's night gecko?
The plural of Durrell's night gecko is Durrell's night geckos.

Words near Durrell's night gecko in the dictionary

  1. Durrant
  2. Durrants
  3. durras
  4. durre
  5. Durrell
  6. Durrell's night gecko
  7. Durrell's night geckoes
  8. Durrell's night geckos
  9. Durrellian
  10. Durrells
  11. Durren Durren

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