Diprotodon

noun

Di·​pro·​to·​don

dīˈprōtəˌdän

1

: a monotypic genus of Australian Pleistocene herbivorous marsupials related to the kangaroos, resembling a rhinoceros in size, and walking on four legs see diprotodontia

2

diprotodon plural -s : any animal or fossil of the genus Diprotodon

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from di- + prot- + -odon

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