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Przewalski's horse

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /pʒɛˈvɑːlskiz ˈhɔː(ɹ)s/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of subspecies Equus ferus przewalskii of rare, endangered horses, native to the steppes of Central Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Asian wild horse, Dzungarian horse, Mongolian wild horse, takhi, takh, taki

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Przevalski's horse, Equus caballus przewalskii, Equus caballus przevalskii

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wild horse

History

Etymology

Named after Nikolai Przhevalsky (1839–1888), Russian geographer and explorer of Polish origin. Compare the taxonomic name Equus ferus przewalskii.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: তাসী ঘোঁৰা (taxi ghü̃ra) — Equus ferus przewalskii
  • Chinese Mandarin: 普爾熱瓦爾斯基氏野馬 /普尔热瓦尔斯基氏野马 (Pǔ'ěrrèwǎ'ěrsījī shì yěmǎ) — Equus ferus przewalskii
  • Chinese Mandarin: 普氏野馬 /普氏野马 (Pǔshì yěmǎ) — Equus ferus przewalskii
  • Finnish: przewalskinhevonen — Equus ferus przewalskii
  • Finnish: aasianvillihevonen — Equus ferus przewalskii
  • Finnish: mongolianvillihevonen — Equus ferus przewalskii
  • French: cheval de Przewalski — Equus ferus przewalskii
  • German: Przewalski-Pferd — Equus ferus przewalskii
  • Hungarian: Przsevalszkij-ló — Equus ferus przewalskii
  • Hungarian: Przewalski-ló — Equus ferus przewalskii
  • Ingrian: Prževalskin hepoin — Equus ferus przewalskii
  • Japanese: 蒙古野馬 — Equus ferus przewalskii
  • Japanese: モウコノウマ (Mōko nouma) — Equus ferus przewalskii
  • Mongolian: тахь (taxʹ) — Equus ferus przewalskii
  • Polish: koń Przewalskiego — Equus ferus przewalskii
  • Portuguese: cavalo-de-przewalski — Equus ferus przewalskii
  • Russian: ло́шадь Пржева́льского (lóšadʹ Prževálʹskovo) — Equus ferus przewalskii
  • Spanish: caballo de Przewalski — Equus ferus przewalskii