Gekkonidae

/ɡɛˈkoʊnɪˌdi/ noun

Definition

The scientific family name for all true geckos, a large family of small to medium-sized lizards found on nearly every continent.

Etymology

From 'Gekko' (the genus) + '-idae' (the Latin suffix for family names in taxonomy). The genus derives from Malay 'gekoq', an onomatopoeia for the gecko's vocalizations.

Kelly Says

Gekkonidae is one of the largest lizard families with over 1,600 species—from tiny house geckos to massive leopard geckos—all united by their incredible adhesive toe pads that ancient naturalists had no way to explain.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Gecko ቤተሰብ
zheh-koh be-te-se-b
ARالعربية
عائلة الجيكو
a-ye-lat al-jay-koo
BNবাংলা
গেক্কো পরিবার
gekk-o pa-ree-ba-ar
CACatalà
gecko família
zheh-koh fa-mee-lee-ah
CSČeština
čeleď gekonů
che-led zheh-kon-oo
DADansk
gekko-familien
zheh-koh-fa-mee-len
DEDeutsch
Geckosfamilie
zheh-kohs-fa-mee-lee
ELΕλληνικά
οικογένεια γεκκών
o-ko-zhen-ee-ah zheh-kon
ESEspañol
familia de geckos
fa-mee-lee-ah deh zheh-kohs
FAفارسی
خانواده گکو
kha-na-va-deh zheh-koh
FISuomi
gekkokasvit
zheh-koh-ka-s-vit
FRFrançais
famille des geckos
fam-ee-le deh zheh-kohs
GUGU
જેકકોનિડ પરિવાર
zheh-koh-nid pa-ree-va-ar
HAHA
gekkonid dangane
zheh-koh-nid dan-ga-ne
HEעברית
משפחת הג'קונים
mish-pa-chat ha-jay-ko-neem
HIहिन्दी
गिद्धों का परिवार
giddh-on ka pa-ree-vaar
HUMagyar
gekkófélék
zheh-koh-feh-lek
IDBahasa Indonesia
keluarga gekko
keh-loo-ga-an zheh-koh
IGIG
gekkonid ndị ukwu
zheh-koh-nid n-di ukwu
ITItaliano
famiglia dei gecchi
fa-mee-lee-ah deh zheh-kee
JA日本語
ゲッコー科
gekkō-ka
KKKK
геккондар туысы
zheh-kon-dar too-sy
KMKM
គ្រួសារ gekconid
krou-sa-ar zheh-kon-id
KO한국어
게코과
ge-ko-gwa
MRMR
गेकोन कुटुंब
zheh-kon ku-tu-mb
MSBahasa Melayu
keluarga gekko
keh-loo-ga-an zheh-koh
MYမြန်မာ
ဂိက္ကုနိုင်း မျိုး
gekk-o-nai myo
NLNederlands
gekko-familie
zheh-koh-fa-mee-lee
NONorsk
gekkofamilien
zheh-koh-fa-mee-len
PAPA
ਗੇਕੋਨ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
zheh-kon pa-ree-va-ar
PLPolski
rodzina gekonów
roh-dz-ee-nah zheh-kon-ov
PTPortuguês
família de geckos
fa-mee-lee-ah deh zheh-kohs
RORomână
familia de geco
fa-mee-lee-ah deh zheh-koh
RUРусский
семейство гекконов
se-mye-stv-o zheh-kon-ov
SVSvenska
geckofamiljen
zheh-koh-fa-mee-len
SWKiswahili
familia ya gekkonid
fa-mee-lee-ah ya zheh-koh-nid
TAதமிழ்
ஜெக்கோ குடும்பம்
zheh-koh ku-dum-bam
TEతెలుగు
గెక్కో కుటుంబం
gekk-o ku-tu-mba-m
THไทย
วงศ์จิ้งจก
wong-sot jing-chok
TLTL
pamilya ng gekkonid
pa-mee-lee-ah ng zheh-koh-nid
TRTürkçe
gekkos ailesi
zheh-kohs a-leh-seh
UKУкраїнська
родина геконів
ro-dee-na zheh-kon-iv
URاردو
جیکو خاندان
jay-koo kha-ndan
VITiếng Việt
họ geckos
ho zheh-kohs
YOYO
agbeko ile
a-gbe-ko ee-leh
ZH中文
壁虎科
bìhǔ kē
ZUZU
izwi le-gekkonid
ee-z-wi leh-zheh-koh-nid

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