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How to use gecko in a sentence

13 example sentences · noun, verb

Gecko means any lizard in the infraorder Gekkota. Example: “Eublepharid geckos lack adhesive toepads and, unlike other geckos, have movable eyelids.”

Examples of gecko by meaning

nounAny lizard of the family Gekkonidae of small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes...

  • Leishmania infantum in Experimental Animals.—Experiments were carried out with geckoes, white mice, field mice (Microtus güntheri) and hamsters (Cricetus auratus and Cricetulus griseus).1931, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences, volume 108, London: Royal Society of London, →OCLC, page 456
  • GECKOES constitute a family of lizards remarkable for the large number of species it contains.1962, Maurice Burton, “Geckoes”, in The Illustrated London News, volume CCXL, number II, London: Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd....
  • Other reptiles found in the district are the chamaeleon, geco and monitor lizard, the last getting extinct due to netting and shooting.1988, Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Aligarh, volume 20, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India: Government of Uttar Pradesh, →OCLC, page 15

verbTo move in the manner of a gecko; to attach to a vertical or upside-down surface.

  • An emergency handpad, geckoed to the expanding bulkhead, slid past to one side.2006 October, Peter Watts, Blindsight, New York, N.Y.: Tor Books, Tom Doherty Associates, →ISBN, page 344
  • And as Dave geckoed his way along the walls, he began seeing more and more skid marks left behind by Damien's Sewer Cruiser.2009, Wendelin Van Draanen, The Gecko & Sticky: The Greatest Power, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 33
  • "H-h-here, boss!" Angelo called, and with that Dave kicked into gear, geckoing across the rest of the ceiling to the safety of the adjacent service room.2010, Wendelin Van Draanen, The Gecko & Sticky: Sinister Substitute, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 121

More sentences with gecko

  • Eublepharid geckos lack adhesive toepads and, unlike other geckos, have movable eyelids.From the entry toepad
  • There, they used home-made traps to catch the geckos, which they planned to sell.2014 December 22, Zhuang Pinghui, “Chinese men fined for catching almost 1,700 protected wild geckos in one night”, in South China Morning…. From the entry Zhangqiao
  • Have you been Xbreeding dingos with Tasmanian devils, with a little gecko mixed in?2001 December 5, lflo...@mindspring.com, “My (edible) plant list.”, in alt.permaculture (Usenet), retrieved 20 May 2022. From the entry xbreed
  • In rested geckos, there was a negative, but non-significant association between the number of pentastomes (i.e., infection intensity) and CO 2 production.2015 December 15, “Physiological Status Drives Metabolic Rate in Mediterranean Geckos Infected with Pentastomes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry pentastomes
  • Cross a gecko with a mussel and what comes out is a new type of adhesive tape that can repeatedly stick and restick, even underwater.2007 July 24, Kenneth Chang, “Design by Gecko, Plus Glue by Mussel, Yields a Powerful Adhesive”, in New York Times. From the entry restick
  • A newly hatched gecko will need pretty small crickets, but you will not have to go all the way down to pinheads.1994, Raymond E. Hunziker, Leopard Geckos, Publisher, →ISBN, page 16. From the entry pinhead
  • Reptile categories were (1) turtles and tortoises, (2) typhlopid and xenotyphlopid snakes, (3) lamprophiid snakes, (4) iguanid lizards, (5) geckos, (6) skinks, (7) gerrhosaurids, and (8) chameleons.2016 January 7, “Spatial Biodiversity Patterns of Madagascar's Amphibians and Reptiles”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry xenotyphlopid

Meaning of gecko

  1. noun Any lizard in the infraorder Gekkota.
  2. noun Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae of small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and upside-down surfaces.
  3. verb To move in the manner of a gecko; to attach to a vertical or upside-down surface.

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Questions about gecko in a sentence

How do you use gecko in a sentence?
Gecko is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Eublepharid geckos lack adhesive toepads and, unlike other geckos, have movable eyelids.”
What is a short sentence with gecko?
“Eublepharid geckos lack adhesive toepads and, unlike other geckos, have movable eyelids.”
What does gecko mean?
Gecko means any lizard in the infraorder Gekkota.

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