diprotodon
/ (daɪˈprəʊtəʊˌdɒn) /
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noun
a large extinct marsupial of the Australian genus Diprotodon
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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, dip-slip fault
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How to use diprotodon in a sentence
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 BeddardEven 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 ReadDiprotodon, a gigantic fossil marsupial from Pleistocene beds in Australia, allied to the kangaroos.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various