Pademelon vs Macropod - What's the difference?
pademelon | macropod |
Any species of the genus Thylogale of small macropods.
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A marsupial of the family Macropodidae, which includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos and pademelons.
Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; — called also spider crab.
As nouns the difference between pademelon and macropod
is that pademelon is any species of the genus thylogale of small macropods while macropod is a marsupial of the family macropodidae, which includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos and pademelons.pademelon
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* paddymelonNoun
(en noun)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.
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- 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.
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- 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.