pademelon

pademelon

English

Etymology 1

A pademelon

From Dharug badimaliyan.

Alternative forms

• paddymelon, padymelon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpædəmɛlən/

Noun

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.

Translations

species of Thylogale

Chinese: Mandarin: 叢林袋鼠／丛林袋鼠 (cónglín dàishǔ), 紅腹袋鼠／红腹袋鼠 (hóngfù dàishǔ), 小沙袋鼠 (xiǎoshādàishǔ) Finnish: vallabi (fi) French: thylogale m, pademelon m German: Filander m Hawaiian: pakimaliana Polish: pademelon (pl) m Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: фила́ндер m (filándɛr) Spanish: pademelón m

See also

• filander
• euro
• joey
• wallaroo

Etymology 2

Alternative forms.

Noun

pademelon (plural pademelons)

1. Alternative form of paddymelon (“the plant”)