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# gecko

«gecko» in Mova's school dictionary: **a small lizard that lives in warm countries, with sticky…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (gecko, geckos or geckoes)

### meaning for a pupil

A gecko is a small lizard that lives in warm countries, with sticky toe pads that let it climb walls and even walk on ceilings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gecko/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons, geckos are reptiles with tiny hairs on their feet that help them grip; some can drop their tails to escape. In Australia and New Zealand, geckos live in gardens and houses; some are kept as pets. Phrases: «leopard gecko», «gecko feet».

### examples

- A gecko ran up the wall and across the ceiling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gecko/#x1)
- Geckos can lose their tails to escape from predators. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gecko/#x2)
- We saw a green gecko in New Zealand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gecko/#x3)
- Our class pet is a leopard gecko. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gecko/#x4)
- Geckos chirp and click at night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gecko/#x5)
- Scientists study gecko feet to make sticky tape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gecko/#x6)

### note

Plural: «geckos» (most common) or «geckoes». Geckos are reptiles, not amphibians. Wash your hands after touching reptiles, as they can carry germs. Not a number word.

### In the corpora

- [The Jaragua dwarf gecko of the Caribbean is one of the smallest reptiles, small enough to curl up on a coin.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/181-strange-islands-komodo-dragons-the-dodo-red-crabs-kakapos-giants-and-dwarfs/12/)
- [Tortoises, lizards and geckos are reptiles, and reptiles cannot make their own body heat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/329-tortoises-lizards-and-geckos-as-pets-heat-light-and-washing-hands/0/)
- [Picture a crested gecko licking its own eyeball: it has no moving eyelids, so its tongue is its windscreen wiper.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/329-tortoises-lizards-and-geckos-as-pets-heat-light-and-washing-hands/4/)
- [and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.284/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «gecko» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gecko/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.