Definition of Dipratodon
||Di*pro"to*don (?), n. [Gr. di-
= di`s- twice + &?; first + 'odoy`s,
'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Paleon.) An extinct
Quaternary marsupial from Australia, about as large as the
hippopotamus; -- so named because of its two large front teeth. See
Illustration in Appendix.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Large extinct Australian marsupial, similar to a wombat in appearance but the size of a small elephant.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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