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Look up: gecko

  1. gecko
    [n] - any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids
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  2. Gecko
    NATO designation for surface-to-air missile system Romb [SU]
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  3. gecko
    a large family of Old World and New World lizards with amphicoelo vertebrae and other apparently primitive characters Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Gecko
    Geck'o (gĕk'o) noun ; plural Geckoes (-ōz). [ Confer F. & German gecko ; -- so called from the sound which the animal utters.] (Zoology) Any lizard of the family Geckonidæ . The geckoes are small, carniv...
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  5. gecko
    Origin: Cf. F. & G. Gecko; so called from the sound which the animal utters. ... <zoology> 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 wit...
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  6. gecko
    noun any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless
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  7. Gecko
    • (n.) 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 war...
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  8. gecko
    any lizard of the family Gekkonidae, which contains over 100 genera and nearly 1,000 species. Geckos are mostly small, usually nocturnal reptiles ... [4 related articles]
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  9. gecko
    gecko (gek'ō) , small or medium-sized lizard of the family Gekkonidae. The more than 300 species are distributed throughout the warm regions of the world, mostly in the Old World. Despite folklore to the contrary, their bite is not poisonous. Many species are arboreal, while others inhabit...
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  10. Gecko
    The Gecko are a family of nocturnal lizards (Gekotidae) characterized by the general flatness of their form, especially of the head, which is rather triangular. The body is covered on the upper part with numerous round prominences or warts and the feet are rather short with toes nearly equal in leng...
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  11. gecko
    Click images to enlargeAny lizard of the family Gekkonidae. Geckos are common worldwide in warm climates, and have large heads and short, stout bodies. Many have no eyelids. They are able to climb vertically and walk upside down on smooth surfaces in their search for flies, spiders, and other prey. There are about 850 kno...
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  12. Gecko
    Common traits: Geckos come in various patterns and colors such as purple, pink, blue, and black, and are among the most colorful lizards in the world. Some are subtly patterned and somewhat rubbery looking, while others are brightly colored. Some species can change color to blend in with their envir...
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  13. Gecko
    (layout engine) `Gecko` is a free and open source layout engine used in many applications developed by Mozilla Foundation and the Mozilla Corporation (notably Firefox web browser), as well as in many other open source software projects. It is designed to support open Internet standards, and i...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecko

  14. Gecko
    (theatre company) `Gecko` is an international physical theatre company based in the UK, renowned for producing scintillating, thought provoking and beautiful work . The company is led by Amit Lahav, and regularly works with artists such as Natalie Ayton, David Price, Jackie Shemesh, Rich Rusk...
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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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