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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
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  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]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/15

  9. Gecko
    [disambiguation] A gecko is a type of lizard of the taxonomic family Gekkonidae. Gecko may also refer to: == See also == ...
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  10. Gecko
    [theatre company] The Gecko Theatre Company is an international physical theatre company based in the UK. Gecko was founded in 2001 by Amit Lahav and Allel Nedjari, who became co-artistic directors of the company . Their mission is to “serve as a launch pad for our audience’s imagination...
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  11. 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 the Firefox web browser), as well as in many other open source software projects. It is designed to support open Internet standards, an...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecko_(layo

  12. Gecko
    Geckos are lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 cm to 60 cm. Geckos are unique among lizards in their vocalizations, making chirping sounds in social interactions with other geckos. Geckos are the second most species rich grou...
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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. Gecko
    [band] Gecko are an upbeat acoustic band currently based in South East London, but with many ties back in the South West. Influences include Lightyear and Randy Newman. ==History== Will S–T (Vocals/Guitar) and Si Cole (Bass/Orangutan) have been playing together since 2001, after meeting at...
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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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