Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of Papuan kangaroos.

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Examples

  • Three species are listed as threatened (VU or higher) by IUCN: black dorcopsis (Dorcopsis atrata), St. Aignan's trumpet-eared bat (Kerivoula agnella), and Tate's triok (Dactylopsila tatei).

    Trobriand Islands rain forests 2008

  • Goodenough Island contains an endemic bat (Dobsonia pannietensis) and an endemic forest wallaby, the black dorcopsis (Dorcopsis atrata).

    Trobriand Islands rain forests 2008

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