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pademelon in British English
or paddymelon (ˈpædɪˌmɛlən)
noun
a small wallaby of the genus Thylogale, of coastal scrubby regions of Australia
Word origin
C19: from a native Australian namepademelon in American English
(ˈpædiˌmelən)
noun
any of several small Australian wallabies, esp. of the genus Thylogale
Also: paddymelon Word origin
[1820–30; perh. ‹ Dharuk, altered by folk etym.]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: analogue, boomerang, karma, myth, tetrapodImage ofpademelon
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