noun
A large nocturnal gecko species native to Asia, known for its loud call.
オオヤモリは東南アジアに生息する大型のヤモリです。
The tokay gecko is a large gecko that lives in Southeast Asia.
The name オオヤモリ literally means 'large gecko' (大 'big' + 守宮 'gecko'). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is a straightforward descriptive compound.