Diprotodon

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diprotodon \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.
     [1913 Webster]