pademelon

English

Etymology 1

A pademelon

From Dharug badimaliyan.

Alternative forms

• paddymelon, padmelon, 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”)