Main Entry:

Prze·wal·ski's horse

Pronunciation:

\pshə-ˈväl-skēz-, shə-, ˌpər-zhə-ˈväl-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Nikolaĭ M. Przhevalskiĭ †1888 Russian soldier & explorer

Date:

1881

: a small stocky bay- or dun-colored wild horse (Equus caballus przewalskii syn. E. przewalskii) of central Asia having a large head and short erect mane and now existing chiefly in captivity —called also Prze*wal*ski horse \-skē-\

[Przewalski's horse illustration]