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Englisch
[edit]Etymology 1
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From Dharug badimaliyan.
Alternative forms
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[edit]Nomen
[edit]pademelon (plural pademelons)
- 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
[edit]species of Thylogale
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Alternative forms.
Nomen
[edit]pademelon (plural pademelons)
- Alternative form of paddymelon (“the plant”)