paddymelon
9.9
A small kangaroo-like animal with reddish-brown fur that lives in bushes in Australia and New Guinea
- noun
- Australian
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pademelón
- We spotted a group of paddymelons feeding on grass near the forest edge.
Examples
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The paddymelon is often seen darting through the undergrowth at dusk.
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I saw a paddymelon hopping through the bushes.
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Farmers sometimes view the paddymelon as a pest because it can damage crops.
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Look at that paddymelon!
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We spotted a group of paddymelons feeding on grass near the forest edge.
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The paddymelon is often seen darting through the undergrowth at dusk.
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Farmers sometimes view the paddymelon as a pest because it can damage crops.
Synonyms
9.9
A small reddish-brown animal from Australia that carries its young in a pouch
treats the creature as a small wallaby living in scrubby Australia and New Guinea
Surface Forms
paddymelon singular
paddymelons plural
Etymology
The word paddymelon comes from an Australian Aboriginal word that people used for a small wallaby. So, paddymelon now names the little, reddish-brown, kangaroo-like animal you often see in scrub and near forests.
