pademelon /ˈpadēˌmelən, ˈpædiˌmɛlən 
/ (also paddymelon) ▸ noun a small wallaby inhabiting the coastal scrub of Australia and New Guinea. Genus
Thylogale, family
Macropodidae: three species
. – ORIGIN early 19th century (earlier as paddymelon): probably an alteration of Dharuk badimalion.
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