Diprotodontia
plural noun
Di·pro·to·don·tia
(ˌ)dīˌprōtəˈdänch(ē)ə
in many classifications
: a suborder of Marsupialia comprising the kangaroos, phalangers, koala, wombats, the extinct giants of the genus Diprotodon, and other marsupials that are all almost exclusively herbivorous, have only one well-developed pair of lower incisors, but usually have three pairs of upper incisors compare polyprotodontia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Diprotodont-, Diprotodon + -ia