Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a turnip-shaped or napiform tail, swollen at the base and suddenly tapering: noting a gecko.
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Bald parrots and turnip-tailed geckos among new Amazon species
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Bald parrots and turnip-tailed geckos among new Amazon species
The Guardian World News Jonathan Watts 2010
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In pictures: Bald parrots and turnip-tailed geckos among new Amazon species
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