gecker

Etymology
Coined by 1962, likely derived from from related terms such as 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬. The same call types had previously been referred to as types of in German publications. Possibly also onomatopoeic from “ik, ik, ik.”

Noun

 * 1) The series of stuttering throaty vocalizations (usually described as: chattering, chittering, cackling, squeaking, or yakking) in the manner of some primates, jackals, mongooses, and foxes.

Verb

 * 1) To make a series of stuttering throaty vocalizations (usually described as: chattering, chittering, cackling, squeaking, or yakking) in the manner of some primates, jackals, mongooses, and foxes.