dorcas, ădis (also dorx = δόρξ; acc. pl. dorcas, m., Grat. Cyn. 200, and dorcus, i, m., = δόρκος, Edict. Diocl. 4, no. 45), f.,
= δορκάς, a gazelle , antelope : Antilope dorcas, Linn.; Lucr. 4, 1161; Mart. 10, 65, 13; 13, 98, 1.
a female roe-deer ...
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
A female antelope, or gazelle, a pious Christian widow at Joppa whom Peter restored to life (Acts 9:...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(gazelle). [Tabitha] ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary