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plural geckos also geckoes
: any of numerous small chiefly tropical and nocturnal insectivorous lizards (family Gekkonidae)
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Such is not the case with the experimental new polymer, however, which draws inspiration from gecko toes.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 2 Feb. 2025
This assemblage stays stuck to the body using electric forces known as van der Waals interactions—the same forces that help geckoes cling cling to walls.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Mar. 2015
Some of the team also helped discover a second new species of gecko from Sa Kaeo Province.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
The brown, blotchy gecko blends in with the surrounding rock and looks relatively smooth.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 2 Feb. 2025
This assemblage stays stuck to the body using electric forces known as van der Waals interactions—the same forces that help geckoes cling cling to walls.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Mar. 2015
Some of the team also helped discover a second new species of gecko from Sa Kaeo Province.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
The brown, blotchy gecko blends in with the surrounding rock and looks relatively smooth.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
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gecko
noun
plural geckos or geckoes
: any of numerous small harmless chiefly tropical lizards that eat insects and are active at night
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