pademelon
/ˈpædɪˌmelən/(亦作paddymelon)
noun
1- a small wallaby inhabiting the coastal scrub of Australia and New Guinea丛林袋鼠。亦称
SCRUB WALLABY .
1.1
- Genus Thylogale, family Macropodidae: three species.丛林袋鼠属, 袋鼠科：3种。
词源
early 19th cent. （earlier as paddymelon）： probably an alteration of Dharuk badimalion.