Przewalski's horse

noun

Prze·​wal·​ski's horse pshə-ˈväl-skēz- 

shə-,

ˌpər-zhə-ˈväl-

variants or Przewalski horse

pshə-ˈväl-skē- 

shə-,

ˌpər-zhə-ˈväl-

: 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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Examples of Przewalski's horse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In an effort to increase genetic diversity among horses, scientists have gone sci-fi and used frozen 40-year-old cells to create Kurt, the very first clone of a Przewalski's horse. —Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 26 Oct. 2020

Scientists, though, urge that there needs to be more work done to ensure the future survival of the Przewalski's horse, per the release. —Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2023

North Carolina's red wolves, the Eurasian beaver and Przewalski's horse have in common? —Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 16 Apr. 2021

Kurt was born at Timber Creek Veterinary in Texas on August 6 and has the traditional features of an endangered Przewalski's horse, the last truly wild equine species in the world. —Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 26 Oct. 2020

Archaeological evidence of horse domestication points to the Botai culture of Central Asia at least 5,500 years ago, but those horses are genetically related to the wild Przewalski's horse, not domestic horses. —Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2019

Word History

Etymology

Nikolaĭ M. Przhevalskiĭ †1888 Russian soldier & explorer

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above