melon

Besides its botanical use,the word is applied in Australia to a small kangaroo,the Paddy-melon (q.v.).

Melon
·noun A large, ornamental, marine, univalve shell of the genus Melo. II. Melon ·noun The juicy frui...

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melon-hole
n. a kind of honey-combing of thesurface in the interior plains, dangerous to horsemen, ascribedto ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris