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pademelon

Pronunciation: /ˈpadɪˌmɛlən/

(also paddymelon)
Definition of pademelon

noun

  • a small wallaby inhabiting the coastal scrub of Australia and New Guinea. Also called scrub wallaby.
    • Genus Thylogale, family Macropodidae: three species

Origin:

early 19th century (earlier as paddymelon): probably an alteration of Dharuk badimalion

pademelon in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pademelon in the US English dictionary