polyprotodont
/ˌpɒlɪˈprəʊtədɒnt/Zoology
adjective
Having or characterized by more than two incisor teeth in the lower jaw; especially designating the mainly carnivorous and insectivorous marsupials so characterized (sometimes classified in an order or suborder Polyprotodontia).
noun
A polyprotodont marsupial.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From poly- + -protodont.