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pademelon

Syllabification: (pad·e·mel·on)
Pronunciation: /ˈpadēˌmelən/
(also paddymelon)
Definition of pademelon

noun

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

Origin:

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

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