pademelon
IPA: pˈædɪmˈɛɫʌn
noun
- Any species of the genus Thylogale of small macropods.
- Alternative form of paddymelon (“the plant”) [(Australia) Any of various cucurbitaceous plants, especially Cucumis myriocarpus, native to Africa but naturalized in inland Australia.]
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Examples of "pademelon" in Sentences
- Caringbah is an Aboriginal word for a pademelon wallaby.
- The Dusky Pademelon lives in Papua New Guinea and surrounding islands.
- The Red necked Pademelon is not currently listed as an endangered species.
- A pademelon is any of seven species of small marsupials of the genus Thylogale.