tokay gecko
English
edit The mating call of a tokay gecko
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Etymology
editBorrowed from Malay tokek. First attested in 1753, ultimately of onomatopoeic origin and imitative of its mating call.
Noun
edittokay gecko (plural tokay geckos or tokay geckoes)
- A species of gecko native to Southeast Asia, Gekko gecko.
- Synonyms: (vulgar) fuck-you lizard, tockay, tokay
Translations
editspecies of gecko
References
edit- tokay gecko on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Gekko gecko on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Gekko gecko on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons