gecko

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1. gecko - Noun

2. gecko - Verb

Meaning

Any lizard of the family Geckonidae. The geckoes are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and vertical, elliptical pupils. Their toes are generally expanded, and furnished with adhesive disks, by which they can run over walls and ceilings. They are numerous in warm countries, and a few species are found in Europe and the United States. See Wall gecko, Fanfoot.

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WorldGate offers interactive set-top-box applications. Its customers want to interact with the Web as an adjunct to other things they can do, and WorldGate allows that through the layout engine in Mozilla, called Gecko. Mitchell Baker

A fellow named Brett, aka “Slab,” was having a beer with his buddies at the the Amble Inn in Corindi Beach, New South Wales, Australia, when he noticed a gecko in his mug. Source: Internet

Biomimetic technologies designed to mimic gecko adhesion could produce reusable self-cleaning dry adhesives with many applications. Source: Internet

Although the tail regenerates, autotomy can be a very stressful experience for a gecko. Source: Internet

Immediately the pair became the best of friends with the gecko crawling over Slab's shirt for the rest of the evening before they left the pub. Source: Internet

Live crickets and worms are the most typical foods for pet lizards, though the crested gecko (not a friendly lizard to humans) can feed entirely on fruit. Source: Internet

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