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

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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