SINCE 1828
Przewalski's horse
noun
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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