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‖ diprotodon Palæont.|daɪˈprəʊtədɒn|
[mod.L., f. Gr. δι- twice + πρῶτο-ς first + -οδον, neuter of -οδους, f. ὀδούς tooth.]
A genus of huge extinct marsupials, having two incisors in the lower jaw.
1839Penny Cycl. XIV. 469/1 Anterior extremity of the right ramus, lower jaw, of Diprotodon. 1880Nicholson Zool. lxix. 670 In size Diprotodon must have many times exceeded the largest of living Kangaroos. 1892Pall Mall G. 30 Sept. 6/3 Remains of the extinct monster diprotodon. |