Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Diprotodon

Diprotodon , noun

[Greek di- = di`s- twice + {not transcribed} first + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.]

(Paleontology) 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.