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noun
Any of various cucurbitaceous plants, especially Cucumis myriocarpus, native to Africa but naturalized in inland Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of pademelon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pademelon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wallaby, brush kangaroo
History
Apparently from paddy + melon. In some forms after pademelon.
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