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Gecko vs Newt - What's the difference?

gecko | newt |

As nouns the difference between gecko and newt

is that gecko is any lizard of the family Gekkonidae. They are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical surfaces while newt is a small lizard-like amphibian in the family Salamandridae that lives in the water as an adult.

gecko

English

(wikipedia gecko)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae. They are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical surfaces.

    • newt

    English

    (wikipedia newt)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small lizard-like amphibian in the family Salamandridae that lives in the water as an adult.

    • Synonyms

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    Related terms

    * (l)

    See also

    * ("newt" on Wikipedia) *

    Anagrams

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