gecko

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Any lizard of the family (taxfmt). They are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and down|upside-down surfaces.

(syn)|geckotian|gekkonid

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(quote-book) The heart has two auricles. The body is covered with scales, and there are three or four feet. The lungs are large, and extend along the back. The mouth is armed with teeth, and the toes with claws. The tail is long, and often thick at the base. (..) ''Geckotida''—geco
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(quote-journal) As with the more familiar lizards, geckoes have the ability to cast the tail, and counts show that in some species two out of every five individuals have cast the tail and regenerated a new one.
(quote-book) over two thousand years ago. However, Aristotle was not able to see the tiny hairs, called setae, that cover the toes of geckos and empower this feat. The setae are part of an adhesive system that allows geckos to maneuver on a wide variety of substrates, to run upside-down, and to arrest their falls. Geckos can run vertically at over 1 m/s and can carry over twice their body weight up smooth, vertical surfaces.
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To move in the manner of a gecko; to attach to a vertical or upside-down surface.
(quote-book), Doherty|Tom Doherty Associates|month=October|year=2006|page=344|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVMzz-xINLsC&pg=PA344|isbn=978-0-7653-1964-7|passage=An emergency handpad, geckoed to the expanding bulkhead, slid past to one side. Sarasti grabbed it and tapped commands.
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(l) (any lizard of the family Gekkonidae)

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