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pademelon

noun
pad·​e·​melon
variants: or less commonly paddymelon \ ˈpadēˌmelən \
plural pademelon also paddymelon or pademelons

Definition of pademelon

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

History and Etymology for pademelon

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

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