"tokay gecko" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tokay geckos [plural], tokay geckoes [plural]
Etymology: (Probably via a native name,) ultimately of Onomatopoeic origin, imitative of its mating call.
The mating call of a tokay gecko
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  1. A species of gecko native to Southeast Asia, Gekko gecko. Categories (lifeform): Geckos Synonyms: tokay, tockay, fuck-you lizard [vulgar] Translations (species of gecko): tokeegekko (Finnish), tokek (Indonesian), tokek (Malay), tuko (Tagalog), ตุ๊กแก (dtúk-gɛɛ) (Thai)

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