different between wallaroo vs pademelon

English

Etymology

From Dharug walaru.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w?l???u?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w?l???u/
• Hyphenation: wal?la?roo

Noun

wallaroo (plural wallaroos)

1. Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies.
2. The common wallaroo, Macropus robustus; the most common and widespread species of the three.

Hyponyms

• (any of three intermediate-size macropods):
  • common wallaroo, hill wallaroo - Macropus robustus
  • black wallaroo, Bernard's wallaroo, Woodward's wallaroo - Macropus bernardus
  • antilopine wallaroo - Macropus antilopinus
• (Macropus robustus): eastern wallaroo, euro

Translations

See also

• joey
• marsupial
• potoroo
• wallaby

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