Diprotodon Definition

dī-prōtə-dŏn
noun
A large extinct stocky quadrupedal marsupial of the genus Diprotodon that inhabited Australia during the Pleistocene Epoch.
American Heritage
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Diprotodontidae — an extinct genus of marsupials.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Diprotodon

Noun

Singular:
diprotodon
Plural:
diprotodons

Origin of Diprotodon

  • New Latin Diprōtodōn Greek di- two di– prōto- foremost, first, at the front proto– odōn, odont- tooth (from its two large tusklike lower incisors) dent- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek δίς (dis, “twice, doubly”) + πρωτο- (proto-) (combination form of πρῶτος (protos, “first”), superlative of πρό (pro, “before”)) + ὀδών (odōn, “tooth”) — "two front teeth".

    From Wiktionary

Diprotodon Sentence Examples

  • The longest known is Diprotodon, an animal of the size of a rhinoceros, with a dental formula of i.

  • There seems to be no doubt that fossilized remains of the dingo occur intermingled with those of the extinct Australian mammals, such as giant kangaroos, giant wombats and the still more gigantic Diprotodon.

  • Extinct Marsupials Reference has been made to the Australasian Pleistocene genera Phascolonus, Diprotodon, Nototherium and Thylacoleo, whose affinities are with the wombats and phalangers.

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