Dorcopsis

noun

Dor·​cop·​sis

dȯrˈkäpsə̇s

: a genus of marsupials comprising the gazelle-faced wallabies of New Guinea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek dorkas + New Latin -opsis

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