tokay gecko

English

Etymology

(Probably via a native name,) ultimately of Onomatopoeic origin, imitative of its mating call.

The mating call of a tokay gecko

Pronunciation

see tokay (“lizard”), gecko

Noun

tokay gecko (plural tokay geckos or tokay geckoes)

A species of gecko native to Southeast Asia, Gekko gecko.

Synonyms

tokay, tockay
fuck-you lizard (vulgar)

Translations

species of gecko

Finnish: tokeegekko (fi)
Indonesian: tokek (id)
Malay: tokek
Mizo: please add this translation if you can
Tagalog: tuko
Thai: ตุ๊กแก (th) (dtúk-gɛɛ)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

References

tokay gecko on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gekko gecko on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Gekko gecko on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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