fringed gecko
- noun
- Specialized
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gecko con membranas
- Scientists observed a fringed gecko making controlled glides to escape predators in the rainforest.
Examples
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The fringed gecko uses the flaps on its skin to glide between tree branches.
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The fringed gecko can glide from tree to tree.
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Unlike most lizards, the fringed gecko is adapted for moving through the air as well as on trees.
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Look at that fringed gecko on the branch!
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Scientists observed a fringed gecko making controlled glides to escape predators in the rainforest.
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The fringed gecko uses the flaps on its skin to glide between tree branches.
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Unlike most lizards, the fringed gecko is adapted for moving through the air as well as on trees.
Synonyms
A small Southeast Asian gecko with skin flaps that let it glide between trees
A small lizard with skin flaps on its sides, legs, and tail that glides short distances between trees
A gecko with skin flaps that lets it glide between trees
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'fringed' (having an edge or fringe) with 'gecko' (a lizard): it denotes a gecko that has fringes. This adjective-noun composition describes a visible physical feature in a straightforward, compositional way, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Fringed gecko gets its name from the thin skin flaps called fringes along its sides, legs, and tail. These fringes open like tiny wings and let the gecko glide between trees, so the name points to its ability 'to glide'.
