diprotodont
/ (daɪˈprəʊtəʊˌdɒnt) /
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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How to use diprotodont in a sentence
Among the diprotodont types the Phascolomyidae, or Wombats, have a dentition recalling that of the Rodents.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsBut it is now known that diprotodont Marsupials formerly existed in the same part of the world.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia | Frank Evers BeddardIt lives apparently upon bird's eggs and small birds, though it belongs to the diprotodont division of the Marsupials.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia | Frank Evers BeddardAbderites is also typically diprotodont by reason of the large projecting incisors of the lower jaw.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia | Frank Evers BeddardThe affinities with other diprotodont Marsupials are shown by the commencing syndactyly of the second and third toes.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia | Frank Evers Beddard
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