Pronunciation: psh ə - ' väl-sk ē z-, sh ə -, ˌ p ə r-zh ə - ' väl-
Function: noun
Etymology: Nikola ĭ M. Przhevalski ĭ † 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 \ -sk ē - \
Przewalski's horse