"tokay gecko" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tokay geckos [plural], tokay geckoes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Malay tokek. First attested in 1753, ultimately of onomatopoeic origin and imitative of its mating call. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ms|tokek}} Borrowed from Malay tokek, {{etydate/the|1753}} 1753, {{etydate|1753}} First attested in 1753, {{onomatopoeic|en|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-noun|s|tokay geckoes}} tokay gecko (plural tokay geckos or tokay geckoes)
  1. A species of gecko native to Southeast Asia, Gekko gecko. Categories (lifeform): Geckos Synonyms: fuck-you lizard [vulgar], tockay, tokay Translations (species of gecko): tokeegekko (Finnish), tokek (Indonesian), tokek (Malay), гекко́н то́ки (gekkón tóki) [masculine] (Russian), tuko (Tagalog), ตุ๊กแก (dtúk-gɛɛ) (Thai), tắc kè (Vietnamese)

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