pademelon

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Etymology 1

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A pademelon

From Dharug badimaliyan.

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pademelon (plural pademelons)

  1. Any species of the genus Thylogale of small macropods.
    • 2007, Scott Alexander King, Animal Dreaming: The Symbolic and Spiritual Language of the Australasian Animals, page 57:
      Although Pademelons are solitary and territorial by nature, it is not uncommon to witness small groups feeding in close proximity to one another.
    • 2008, Barbara A. Holzman, Tropical Forest Biomes, page 122:
      Kangaroos and their relatives that live in the rainforest include pademelons, wallabies, and tree kangaroos. Pademelons are small kangaroo-like marsupials that prefer solitary nocturnal life in the rainforest.
    • 2013, Iain Campbell, Sam Woods, Wildlife of Australia, page 32:
      Pademelons are a distinct group of small wallabies, considerably smaller than both the giant kangaroos and the other, larger wallabies. When foraging slowly, pademelons usually move on all fours.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

pademelon (plural pademelons)

  1. Alternative form of paddymelon (the plant)