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pademelon en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈpædəmɛlən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug badimaliyan.

Meanings

1. Any wallaby of the genus Thylogale of small macropods.
   • Although Pademelons are solitary and territorial by nature, it is not uncommon to witness small groups feeding in close proximity to one another. 2007, Scott Alexander King, Animal Dreaming: The Symbolic and Spiritual Language of the Australasian Animals, page 57:
   • 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. 2013, Iain Campbell, Sam Woods, Wildlife of Australia, page 32:
   • 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. 2008, Barbara A. Holzman, Tropical Forest Biomes, page 122:

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Relateds

joey · euro · wallaroo

Synonyms

filander

Translations (11)

pl pademelon (species of Thylogale) · de Filander (species of Thylogale) · fr thylogale (species of Thylogale) · cmn 小沙袋鼠 (species of Thylogale) · es pademelón (species of Thylogale) · cmn 叢林袋鼠 /丛林袋鼠 (species of Thylogale) · haw pakimaliana (species of Thylogale) · ru фила́ндер (species of Thylogale) · cmn 紅腹袋鼠 /红腹袋鼠 (species of Thylogale) · fr pademelon (species of Thylogale) · fi vallabi (species of Thylogale)

pademelon en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Alternative forms.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of paddymelon (“the plant”).
   alt of paddymelon

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