Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
pademelon .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Any of several small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea, especially those belonging to the genus Thylogale.
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- noun Alternative form of
pademelon .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea
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Paddy-melon/paddymelon/pademelon: One of several species of wallabies, of the genus Thylogalefound.
Saltbush Bill, J. P. 1902
sionnach commented on the word paddymelon
also pademelon
November 5, 2007
sionnach commented on the word paddymelon
How this got on the 'Gourds & Melons' list is a bit of a mystery.
Ah, I get it. It's a small reddish-brown wallaby with huge knockers.
adolescent giggle
December 21, 2007
mollusque commented on the word paddymelon
Interesting--OED2 defines paddymelon as the fruit (bristly with a bitter taste) and pademelon as the marsupial (gristly with a better taste).
December 21, 2007
sionnach commented on the word paddymelon
offstage shout:
"Sheila! Remind me to lock up Paddy-the-melon when that mollusque character comes a-calling. The Australian police have declared him a 'person of interest' in the Melbourne marsupial murders. They say he has a necklace made up from the teeth of his victims. When I think of the wanton numbat slaughter at that monster's hands, it leaves me heartscalded."
December 21, 2007
mollusque commented on the word paddymelon
It's a dentalium necklace. They're just tusk shells, not real teeth. Really, occifer!
December 21, 2007
reesetee commented on the word paddymelon
Too late now. Into the paddywagon. (Or padewagon.)
December 21, 2007