tokay gecko

tokay gecko

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• see tokay (“lizard”), gecko

Noun

tokay gecko (plural tokay geckos or tokay geckoes)

1. 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