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tarpan

noun
tar·pan | \(ˈ)tär¦pan\
plural -s

Definition of tarpan 

: a small swift dun-colored horse once found wild in Europe and parts of Asia but now extinct in its pure wild form and confined to herds which have been reestablished especially in Poland

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History and Etymology for tarpan

Russian, from Kyrgyz

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