Melongenidæ (melonjenide)

pl. [NL., the shell more or le pyriform. Melongenæ, a subfamily. melon-hole (mel'on-hol), n. A hole made by the pademelon or padmelon, very dangerous for horsemen: often applied to other similar holes. [Australian.] meloplasty The plain is full of deep melon holes , and the ground is rotten and undermined with rats. A. C. Grant, Bush-life in Queensland, I. 220. melon i form (mel'on-i-form), a. Melon-shaped. melon-oil (mel'on-oil), n. form the shaped of a cetacean. It is valuable for lubricating watches and other fine machinery, and is by some preferred to porpoise-oil.