PRZEWALSKI'S HORSE


Meaning of PRZEWALSKI'S HORSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pshə-ˈväl-skēz-, shə-, ˌpər-zhə-ˈväl- ]

noun

Etymology: Nikolaĭ M. Przhevalskiĭ died 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-

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