diprotodont

/ daɪˈprəʊtəʊˌdɒnt /

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of diprotodont¹

C19: from Greek from di- ¹+ proto- + -odont

Example Sentences

Among the diprotodont types the Phascolomyidae, or Wombats, have a dentition recalling that of the Rodents.

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But it is now known that Diprotodont Marsupials formerly existed in the same part of the world.

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It lives apparently upon bird's eggs and small birds, though it belongs to the Diprotodont division of the Marsupials.

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Abderites is also typically Diprotodont by reason of the large projecting incisors of the lower jaw.

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The affinities with other Diprotodont Marsupials are shown by the commencing syndactyly of the second and third toes.

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