diprotodon
/ (daɪˈprəʊtəʊˌdɒn) /
noun
a large extinct marsupial of the Australian genus Diprotodon
Word Origin for diprotodon
C19: from Greek from
di-
1 +
proto- +
-odont, from its two prominent lower incisors
Words nearby diprotodon
dipper,
dippy,
dipropellant,
dipropyltryptamine,
diprotic,
diprotodon,
diprotodont,
dipsacaceous,
dipsesis,
dipshit,
dipso
Example sentences from the Web for diprotodon
The hind-foot of the Diprotodon could not be more unlike that of a Kangaroo than it actually is.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers BeddardDiprotodon, a gigantic fossil marsupial from Pleistocene beds in Australia, allied to the kangaroos.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia |VariousEven the marsupials in Australia produced a species (Diprotodon) as large as a rhinoceros with a skull three feet long.
The Origin of Man and of his Superstitions |Carveth Read