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wild horse

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A member of the species Equus ferus, sometimes excluding the domesticated horse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A feral horse.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An untamed horse.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

undomesticated or feral domestic horse

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: horse, Equus caballus

Narrower terms: tarpan, Equus caballus gomelini, warrigal, warragal, Przewalski's horse, Przevalski's horse, Equus caballus przewalskii, Equus caballus przevalskii

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: villihevonen — Equus ferus
  • Galician: besta — Equus ferus
  • Swedish: vildhäst — Equus ferus
  • Finnish: villihevonen — feral horse
  • Galician: besta brava — feral horse
  • Swedish: vildhäst — feral horse
  • Finnish: villi hevonen — untamed horse
  • Turkish: yılkı — untamed horse