fan-footed gecko
noun
fan-foot·ed gecko
variants or less commonly fan-fingered gecko or fan foot gecko or fan-toed gecko
plural -s
: any of several geckos (genus Ptyodactylus) chiefly of northern Africa and the Middle East with toes surrounded by fan-shaped lobes and tipped with a retractable claw
especially : one which is pale brown or grayish brown (P. hasselquistii) found from northern Africa to Iran
Word History
First Known Use
1870, in the meaning defined above