dīˈprōd.əˌdän noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from di- + prot- + -odon
1. capitalized : 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. -s : any animal or fossil of the genus Diprotodon