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Prze·wal·ski's horse | \ pshə-ˈväl-skēz- 
, shə-, ˌpər-zhə-ˈväl- \
, shə-, ˌpər-zhə-ˈväl- \variants:
or Przewalski horse \ pshə-ˈväl-skē- , shə- , ˌpər-zhə-ˈväl- \
, shə- , ˌpər-zhə-ˈväl- \Definition of Przewalski's horse
: a small stocky bay- or dun-colored wild horse (Equus caballus przewalskii synonym E. przewalskii) of central Asia having a large head and short erect mane and now existing chiefly in captivity
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The first known use of Przewalski's horse was in 1881
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