English Explanatory Dictionary

Przewalski's horse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of subspecies Equus ferus przewalskii of rare, endangered horses, native to the steppes of Central Asia.

Pronunciation

/pʒɛˈvɑːlskiz ˈhɔː(ɹ)s/

Word forms

Przewalski's horse Przewalski's horses Prejevalsky's horse Prjevalsky's horse Przhevalskii's horse Przhevalski's horse Przhevalsky's horse

Etymology

Named after Nikolai Przhevalsky (1839–1888), Russian geographer and explorer of Polish origin. Compare the taxonomic name Equus ferus przewalskii.

Synonyms

Asian wild horse Dzungarian horse Mongolian wild horse takhi takh taki
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