PRZHEVALSKI'S HORSE


Meaning of PRZHEVALSKI'S HORSE in English

noun

or prze·wal·ski's horse or pre·je·val·sky's horse or prje·val·sky's horse |pərzhə|]välzkēz-, |prezhə|], (p)sheˈ]\

Usage: usually capitalized P

Etymology: after Nikolai M. Przhevalski died 1888 Russian soldier and explorer

: a wild horse ( Equus przewalskii ) of central Asia intermediate between the true horse and the ass and having a dun-colored coat with a brown mane, the lower half of the tail covered with long hairs, callosities on all four legs, and broad hoofs

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