pademelon

noun

pad·​e·​melon

variants or less commonly paddymelon

ˈpadēˌmelən

plural pademelon also paddymelon or pademelons

: any of several small usually more or less reddish or chestnut brown wallabies with extensive distribution in Australia and New Guinea

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influence of melon) of earlier paddymalla, from native name in Australia

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