the scientific name of a genus oflittle Kangaroos with pretty gazelle-like faces.(Grk. dorkas, a gazelle, and 'opsis, appearance.)They are called Dorca-Kangaroos, and are confined to NewGuinea, and form in some respects a connecting link between Macropus and the Tree-Kangaroo (q.v.). There arethree species – – the Brown Dorca Kangaroo, Dorcopsismuelleri; Grey D., D. luctuosa, Macleay's D., D. macleayi. See Kangaroo (e).