different between wallaby vs pademelon

English

Etymology

From Dharug wollabi (“rock wallaby”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w?l?bi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w?l?bi/

Noun

wallaby (plural wallabies)

1. Any of several species of marsupial; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• joey
• kangaroo
• marsupial
• boomer
• Wallabies

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English wallaby; from wolab?, an Australian Aboriginal word from New South Wales.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.la.bi/

Noun

wallaby m (plural wallabys)

1. wallaby

Further reading

• “wallaby” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

wallaby m (invariable)

1. wallaby

Portuguese

Noun

wallaby m (plural wallabies)

1. wallaby (any of several Australian species of marsupial)

English

Alternative forms

• paddymelon
• padymelon

Etymology

From Dharug badimaliyan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pæd?m?l?n/

Noun

pademelon (plural pademelons)

1. 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.

Translations

See also

• euro
• joey
• wallaroo