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# gecko

noun (gecko, geckos or geckoes)

«gecko» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gecko/#m1)

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

It is one of the creeping animals listed as unclean, not to be eaten or touched when dead.

**Interpretation.** The exact animal is uncertain, but tradition treats all of this list as forbidden "swarming things."

### Examples

- and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon. (Torah LEV.11.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gecko/#x1)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gecko» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gecko/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gecko» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gecko.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «gecko» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gecko/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gecko» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/gecko.html) on Mova free.