flying gecko

flying gecko
noun
a gecko that has membranous expansions along the sides of its body and limbs and tail that enable it to glide short distances
Hypernyms: ↑gecko
Member Holonyms: ↑Ptychozoon, ↑genus Ptychozoon

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noun
: a gecko (Ptychozoon homalocephalum) having membranous expansions along the sides of the body, head, limbs, and tail — called also fringed gecko

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