different between pademelon vs potoroo
pademelon
English
Alternative forms
- paddymelon
- padymelon
Etymology
From Dharug badimaliyan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pæd?m?l?n/
Noun
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.
- 2007, Scott Alexander King, Animal Dreaming: The Symbolic and Spiritual Language of the Australasian Animals, page 57,
Translations
See also
- euro
- joey
- wallaroo
pademelon From the web:
potoroo
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
Probably from Dharug badaru.
Noun
potoroo (plural potoroos)
- Any species of the genus Potorous of the rat kangaroo family Potoroidae, endemic to Australia. [from 18th c.]
- 1998, Terence Lindsey, Mammals of Australia, New Holland 2004, p. 41:
- Potoroos resemble bettongs, both in size and lifestyle, but the potoroos have a more tapered head and pointed snout, a less robust build and a shorter tail.
- 1998, Terence Lindsey, Mammals of Australia, New Holland 2004, p. 41:
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