tokay gecko

English

The mating call of a tokay gecko

Etymology

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

Noun

tokay gecko (plural tokay geckos or tokay geckoes)

  1. A species of gecko native to Southeast Asia, Gekko gecko.
    Synonyms: (vulgar) fuck-you lizard, tockay, tokay

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