diprotodon

/ daɪˈprəʊtəʊˌdɒn /

noun

1. a large extinct marsupial of the Australian genus Diprotodon

Word History and Origins

Origin of diprotodon¹

C19: from Greek from di- ¹+ proto- + -odont , from its two prominent lower incisors

Example Sentences

The giant diprotodon, a two-and-a-half-ton wombat, roamed the forests.

From Literature

Consequently, if humans cut down even one diprotodon every few months, it would be enough to cause diprotodon deaths to outnumber births.

From Literature

The giant diprotodon appeared in Australia more than 1.5 million years ago and successfully weathered at least ten previous ice ages.

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But more than 90 per cent of Australia’s megafauna disappeared along with the diprotodon.

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Within a few thousand years the last, lonesome diprotodon would pass away, and with her the entire species.

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