tokay gecko

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tokay gecko

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Borrowed from Malay tokek. First attested in 1753, ultimately of onomatopoeic origin and imitative of its mating call.

noun tokay geckos · tokay geckoes

A species of gecko native to Southeast Asia, Gekko gecko.
Similar: fuck-you lizard, tockay, tokay

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noun species of gecko

Русский	гекко́н то́ки gekkón tóki
Tiếng Việt	tắc kè

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@misc{tokay_gecko_2026,
  title = {tokay gecko},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tokay%20gecko},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}