diprotodont

British

/ daɪˈprəʊtəʊˌdɒnt /

noun

any marsupial of the group or suborder Diprotodontia, including kangaroos, phalangers, and wombats, having fewer than three upper incisor teeth on each side of the jaw Compare polyprotodont

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Etymology

Origin of diprotodont

C19: from Greek from _di- ¹ + _proto- + _-odont

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The second great family of the herbivorous Diprotodont Marsupials is typically represented by the creatures properly known as phalangers, which the colonists of Australia persist in misnaming opossums.

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